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Brunel

[ broo-nel ]

noun

  1. Is·am·bard Kingdom [iz, -, uh, m-bahrd], 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
  2. his father Sir Marc Isambard, 1769–1849, English civil engineer, born in France: chief engineer of New York City 1793–99.


Brunel

/ ːˈɛ /

noun

  1. BrunelIsambard Kingdom18061859MEnglishTECHNOLOGY: engineer Isambard Kingdom (ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)
  2. BrunelSir Marc Isambard17691849MEnglishFrenchTECHNOLOGY: engineer his father, Sir Marc Isambard . 1769–1849, French engineer in England
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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But Dr Collins, reader in geology and geotechnical engineering at Brunel University, said that in this case where water infrastructure plays a role it is harder to predict potential ground collapses.

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Determined to play the sport she loved at university, she was the only female on the entire roster of the Brunel Burners.

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Hamelberg now coaches the Stallions' under-19s team and the Burners at Brunel University, alongside Stallions defensive lineman Lachlan Cotter.

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A red glow illuminated the valley behind the Brunel family’s Malibu home around 11 p.m.

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Pacome Brunel, in his senior year of high school, spent the evening biking down the canyon corridor, which was lined with towering mountains of bronzed dirt and black and gray ash.

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