Meaning of George | Babel Free

Definitions

1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
3. A coin bearing King George's profile.
   archaic, slang
4. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
5. A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
6. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
7. A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg.
8. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse.
9. A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
10. The autopilot of an aircraft.
    slang
11. Generic name for a Pullman porter.
    Canada, US, dated, slang
12. A city in the Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
13. A locale in the United States.
14. A city in Lyon County, Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
15. A minor city in Grant County, Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
16. A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.

Equivalents

Examples

“Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,”

“George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;”

“George... don't do that!”

““In light of the current state of our country, I struggled to find the right words of wisdom for you today,” Obama says in her lengthiest public remarks to date about the protests taking place in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.”

“George Soros remains a favorite target of conservative conspiracy theorists, seeing his corrupting influence behind every liberal movement and within every nook and cranny.”

“Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.”

“2004, George Sargent Janes Leubuscher, Douglas W. Patton, A Girl Named George: My First Hundred Years”

“"'George rides in the back, aft of the baggage compartment,” said Aviation Sales Manager, John Brophy, with a smile as he climbed out. […] I switched on the autopilot and turned the turn knob to the left to get the turn-bank indicator to show a one-needle turn. Instantly, George rolled the Cessna into a smooth 10° bank to the left.”

“I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]”

“Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling.”

“[…] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.”

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