Rodney

[ rod-nee ]

/ ˈrɒd ni /

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noun

George Brydg·es

[brij-iz], /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/, Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.

a male given name: an Old English family name, taken from a placename.

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How to use Rodney in a sentence

By calculating how the intervening cluster’s gravity alters the path the supernova’s light rays take, Rodney and his colleagues predict that the supernova will appear again in 2037, give or take a couple of years.
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“We look for the qualities that are evocative of V.S.O.P Privilege,” explained Hennessy Senior Vice President Rodney Williams.
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Los Angeles had been on edge all day with memories of the Rodney King and Watts riots surfacing.
Dispatch From USC Protests over Ferguson|Maya Richard Craven|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Conditions are worsening and the Rodney King verdict is certainly not the most egregious injustice in our midst.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes Ferguson|Cory Booker|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It happened during the L.A. riots, when anger over the police beating of Rodney King spilled into Koreatown.
Ferguson's Other Race Problem: Riots Damaged Asian-Owned Stores|Tim Mak|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Producers Timbaland, Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon and Rodney Jerkins are all at the top of their game working with Jackson.
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The Westminster battle begins this morning; Rodney will be chose almost unanimously.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
Having been round and talked to everybody and done my best to cheer them up, I met and had a word with Capt. Rodney.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
Rodney was bitterly disappointed, for a decisive victory seemed within his grasp.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
As Rodney was a tory his distinguished services were peculiarly gratifying to the king and the government.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
Rodney headed the poll for Westminster, but Fox secured the second seat, defeating a ministerial candidate.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for Rodney

Rodney

/ (ˈrɒdnɪ) /

noun

George Brydges, 1st Baron Rodney. 1719–92, English admiral: captured Martinique (1762): defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent (1780) and the French under Admiral de Grasse off Dominica (1782), restoring British superiority in the Caribbean

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