Roebling
Americannoun
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John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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his son Washington Augustus, 1837–1926, U.S. engineer: completed Brooklyn Bridge 1883.
Example Sentences
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More than two weeks have passed since an impromptu march across the Roebling Suspension Bridge between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, devolved into utter chaos.
From Salon
She celebrated the achievements of Emily Warren Roebling, who spent years helping with the planning and building of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband, Washington Roebling, the bridge’s chief engineer, fell sick and was bedridden.
From Seattle Times
It takes 25 minutes to walk to Cincinnati over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, which the celebrated engineer designed before his more famous Brooklyn Bridge.
From New York Times
At the library at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, chief engineer Washington Roebling’s alma mater, Mr. McCullough found what he described as “the legendary trunk of letters in the attic.”
From Washington Post
While writing “The Great Bridge,” he grew a beard, like the engineer Washington Roebling.
From New York Times
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