Goddard

[ god-erd ]

noun

Robert Hutch·ings [huhch-ingz], /ˈhʌtʃ ɪŋz/, 1882–1945, U.S. physicist: pioneer in rocketry.

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Paulette Goddard emerged as a favorite for Scarlett, right up until Selznick saw and heard Leigh.
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Goddard was accused of abusing Michael Egan in Hawaii when Egan was a teenager.
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The motion was filed today by Goddard's legal representatives, the Weintraub/Tobin law firm, in the federal court in Hawaii.
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When the teenager was 14 or 15, the suit contends, Goddard communicated that he loved John Doe.
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Later, when the boy was 15 or 16, Goddard insisted he strip and they lay on a bed naked and kissed, the suit alleges.
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This curious document, which was signed by one of his ancestors, still remains in possession of Major Goddard.
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Soon after, Goddard appeared again, and implored him for Heaven's sake to come up and see for himself, or all would be lost.
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That night the Sergeant came along and said, "Goddard and Wilson, go out on listening-post."
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I remembered it, too; Professor Goddard, whose sudden and singular death left such lasting regret, was the Orator.
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Smith closed the Martyrs with celerity and Goddard began to swear.
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British Dictionary definitions for Goddard

Goddard

/ (ˈɡɒdɑːd) /

noun

Robert Hutchings. 1882–1945, US physicist. He made the first workable liquid-fuelled rocket

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Scientific definitions for Goddard

Goddard

[ gŏd′ərd ]

American physicist who developed numerous rockets and rocket devices, including the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1926), the first instrument-carrying rocket that could make observations in flight (1929), and the first rockets to exceed the speed of sound.

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