Clark
[kla:k]
Definition
(noun.) Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-).
(noun.) United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-2005).
(noun.) United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984).
(noun.) United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838).
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Examples
- Henry, Dr. Billings, the architect, Clark, of that country, and many other bright inventors and men of ability have given the subject devoted attention. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Simon Bischof and Clark, Hurd and Clayton in England; Daimler of Deutz on the Rhine, Riker and Wiegand of the United States, and others, have made improvements in the Otto system. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He was an Englishman, and came to this country to set up the thread-weaving machinery for the Clark thread-works. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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