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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He said builders shouldn’t think about a data center any differently than Washington Roebling thought about the Brooklyn Bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
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 ● Aug. 6, 2025
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 ● Oct. 6, 2023
Ryan Cook and Kaleb Torress poked through what they called a “little gold mine” on Roebling Avenue in Westwood and heaved a scratch-free shelf into the back of their pickup truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Later on he was experimenting with steel cable at the very time Roebling made it a commercial possibility, and with it the modern suspension bridge and the elevator.
From A Poor Wise Man by Mary Roberts Rinehart
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