Trenchard

[ tren-chahrd, -cherd ]

/ ˈtrɛn tʃɑrd, -tʃərd /

noun

Hugh Montague, 1st Viscount,1873–1956, British Royal Air Force marshal.

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Example sentences from the Web for trenchard

In Polchester, our cathedral town, where I was born, there are at least four Trenchard families.
The Dark Forest|Hugh Walpole
Ah, blessed budget that descends upon Trenchard Manor, like rain on a duck pond.
Our American Cousin|Tom Taylor
"I'll not believe you till you afford me proof," Trenchard replied.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
About the fall of the leaf the offices were all filled again, and among the rest Trenchard returned.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli

We met her at Trenchard's the day we were obliged to drink tea there.
The Hawthorne|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for trenchard

Trenchard

/ (ˈtrɛntʃɑːd) /

noun

Hugh Montague, 1st Viscount. 1873–1956, British air marshal, who as chief of air staff (1918, 1919–27) and marshal of the RAF (1927–29) established the RAF as a fully independent service. As commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (1931–35) he founded the police college at Hendon

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