wheeler
Origin of wheeler
1Other definitions for Wheeler (2 of 2)
Burton Kendall, 1882–1975, U.S. political leader.
Joseph, 1836–1906, U.S. Confederate officer and political leader.
William Al·mon [al-muhn, awl-], /ˈæl mən, ˈɔl-/, 1819–1887, vice president of the U.S. 1877–81.
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How to use wheeler in a sentence
I ask General Joseph wheeler to say what he personally knows of this.
Lee and Longstreet at High Tide | Helen D. LongstreetColonel Joseph wheeler was made chief of cavalry and had command of all in the rear.
Terry's Texas Rangers | Leonidas B. GilesNo officer was ever more exposed to the missiles of death than Joseph wheeler.
An Iron Will | Orison Swett MardenOne of the most prominent of them was General Joseph wheeler.
Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain | Prescott HolmesGeneral Joseph wheeler, who was on board, did not take his eyes off him.
Robert Toombs | Pleasant A. Stovall
British Dictionary definitions for wheeler (1 of 2)
/ (ˈwiːlə) /
Also called: wheel horse a horse or other draught animal nearest the wheel
(in combination) something equipped with a specified sort or number of wheels: a three-wheeler
a person or thing that wheels
British Dictionary definitions for Wheeler (2 of 2)
/ (ˈwiːlə) /
John Archibald. 1911–2008, US physicist, noted for his work on nuclear fission and the development (1949–51) of the hydrogen bomb, also for his work on unified field theory
Sir (Robert Eric) Mortimer . 1890–1976, Scottish archaeologist, who did much to increase public interest in archaeology. He is noted esp for his excavations at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus Valley and at Maiden Castle in Dorset
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