Surtees

American  

[sur-teez] / ˈsɜr tiz /

noun

1. Robert Smith, 1805–64, English editor and writer.

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Surtees British  

/ ˈsɜːtiːz /

noun

1. John. born 1934, British racing motorcyclist and motor-racing driver. He was motorcycling world champion (1956, 1958–60) and Formula One world champion (1964), the only man to have been world champion in both sports

2. Robert Smith. 1803–64, British journalist and novelist, who satirized the sporting life of the English gentry in such works as Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities (1838)

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Example Sentences

Seeing Clark's problems, Ferrari ordered Bandini to let Surtees by into second place, which gave him the title by one point from Hill.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Surtees trailed fellow Englishman Graham Hill by five points before the decider in Mexico, while Scot Jim Clark was in third, a further four points behind.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Mrs Surtees said she finally received a cheque on Friday morning, more than two months after her power went off.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022

Surtees was the last to do so in 1964 and much as the tifosi took Nigel Mansell to their hearts, branding him “Il Leone”, he did not deliver a championship.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2019

The Surtees family objected to the match, and attempted to prevent it; but a strong attachment had sprung up between them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various