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GEORGE WASHINGTON GOETHALS

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• GEORGE WASHINGTON GOETHALS (noun)
The noun GEORGE WASHINGTON GOETHALS has 1 sense:

1. United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)

Familiarity information: GEORGE WASHINGTON GOETHALS used as a noun is very rare.

• GEORGE WASHINGTON GOETHALS (noun)

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Meaning:

United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

George Washington Goethals; Goethals

Instance hypernyms:

applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)

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