bannister

[ ban-uh-ster ]

noun

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Bannister
[ ban-uh-ster ]

noun
  1. Sir Roger (Gilbert), 1929–2018, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.

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  • "The precise rate of speed and the exact instant of calculation, Captain Jackson," bannister said.

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British Dictionary definitions for Bannister

Bannister

/ (ˈbænɪstə) /


noun
  1. Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)

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