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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Bru•nel (bro̅o̅ nel′),USA pronunciation n. Is•am•bard Kingdom (iz′əm bärd′),USA pronunciation 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.- Biographicalhis father, Sir Marc Isambard, 1769–1849, English civil engineer, born in France: chief engineer of New York City 1793–99.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Brunel /bruːˈnɛl/ n - 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)
- his father, Sir Marc Isambard. 1769–1849, French engineer in England
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