Victa

British  

/ ˈvɪktə /

noun

1. a type of rotary lawnmower first manufactured in 1952

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Etymology

Origin of Victa

C20: named after Mervyn Victor Richardson, who invented it

Example Sentences

The Providence center, located next to the campus of Rhode Island Hospital, will be run by the nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW and VICTA, a privately owned outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment program.

From New York Times

It is expected to open later this year and be run by the harm reduction organization Project Weber/RENEW and VICTA.

From Seattle Times

Project Weber and Victa, a partner treatment clinic, still have to submit a more detailed application to the state before they can receive funding.

From New York Times

The supervised consumption site is set to be located on a bus line, close to a hospital and far from schools and Providence’s downtown, factors that Project Weber and Victa staff members believe will head off opposition.

From New York Times

The reference in Sedley's couplet to the line— "Victrix causa Diis placuit, sed victa Catoni"— is too obvious to need notice; and it is but too certain that in the estimation of a courtier of Charles II.,

From Project Gutenberg