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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ste•phen•son (stē′vən sən),USA pronunciation n. - George, 1781–1848, English inventor and engineer.
- Biographicalhis son Robert, 1803–59, English engineer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Stephenson /ˈstiːvənsən/ n - George. 1781–1848, British inventor of the first successful steam locomotive (1814); constructed the first railway line to carry passengers, the Stockton and Darlington Railway (opened 1825)
- his son, Robert. 1803–59, British engineer, noted for his construction of railway bridges and viaducts, esp the tubular bridge over the Menai Strait
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