Scott
3 dictionary results for: Winfield Scott
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Scott 
[skot] Pronunciation Key
[skot] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Barbara Ann, born 1928, Canadian figure skater. |
| 2. | Dred
[dred] Pronunciation Key, 1795?–1858, a black slave whose suit for freedom (1857) was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court (Dred Scott Decision) on the grounds that a slave was not a citizen and therefore could not sue in a federal court. |
| 3. | Duncan Campbell, 1862–1947, Canadian poet and public official. |
| 4. | Sir George Gilbert, 1811–78, English architect. |
| 5. | his grandson, Sir Giles Gilbert, 1880–1960, English architect. |
| 6. | Robert Fal·con
[fawl-kuhn, fal-, faw-kuhn] Pronunciation Key, 1868–1912, British naval officer and antarctic explorer. |
| 7. | Sir Walter, 1771–1832, Scottish novelist and poet. |
| 8. | Win·field
[win-feeld] Pronunciation Key, 1786–1866, U.S. general. |
| 9. | a male given name. |
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| Scott, Winfield 1786-1866.
American general. A hero of the War of 1812, he captured Veracruz, defeated Santa Anna, and captured Chapultepec during the Mexican War (1846-1848). |
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| winfield scott | |
noun | |
| United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) [syn: Scott] |
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