Sopwith

British  

/ ˈsɒpwɪθ /

noun

1. Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch. 1888–1989, British aircraft designer, who built the Sopwith Camel biplane used during World War I. He was chairman (1935–63) of the Hawker Siddeley Group, which developed the Hurricane fighter

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Example Sentences

The estate later passed to aviation pioneer, Thomas Sopwith, in 1919, and by the 1960s, the tunnel had been repurposed to provide road access through the estate to the Horsley Towers courtyard.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

They would have, in all likelihood, been able to recognize the reference to a Sopwith Camel, the same way I would be able to visualize what a Stealth Bomber looks like.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023

The band that bears Mr. Geils’s name was originally formed in the mid-1960s as Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels while Mr. Geils attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, according to the J. Geils Band’s official Facebook page.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2017

It’s not all hardware; there’s an enjoyable “Great Manufacturers” series on influential aviation pioneers, such as Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith and Bill Boeing.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2013

Just as the army of monsters came over the hill, a Sopwith Camel swooped down out of the sky.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan