Sherman

[ shur-muhn ]

noun
  1. Forrest Percival, 1896–1951, U.S. naval officer.

  2. James School·craft [skool-kraft, -krahft], /ˈskulˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/, 1855–1912, vice president of the United States 1909–12.

  1. John, 1823–1900, U.S. statesman (brother of William T.).

  2. Roger, 1721–93, American statesman.

  3. Stuart Pratt, 1881–1926, U.S. critic and educator.

  4. William Tecumseh, 1820–91, Union general in the Civil War.

  5. a city in northeastern Texas.

  6. Mount Sherman, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,036 feet (4,278 meters).

  7. a male given name.

  8. U.S. Military. a 34-ton (31-metric ton) medium tank of World War II, with a 75 mm gun and a crew of four.

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Sherman

/ (ˈʃɜːmən) /


noun
  1. William Tecumseh (tɪˈkʌmsə). 1820–91, American Union commander during the Civil War. He led the victorious march through Georgia (1864), becoming commander of the army in 1869

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