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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Fort′ Hen′ry, - American Historya Confederate fort in NW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: captured by Union forces in 1862.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hen•ry (hen′rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, -rys. [Elect.]- Electricitythe SI unit of inductance, formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbr.: H
- named after J. Henry 1890–95
Hen•ry (hen′rē),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Joseph, 1797–1878, U.S. physicist.
- Biographical O., pen name of William Sydney Porter.
- Biographical Patrick, 1736–99, American patriot, orator, and statesman.
- Place Names Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
- American History, Place Names Fort. See Fort Henry.
- a male given name: from Germanic words meaning "home'' and "kingdom.''
Hen•ry (hen′rē),USA pronunciation n. - a.44 caliber lever-action repeating rifle, marketed in the U.S. in the early 1860s, using metallic cartridges and a tubular magazine capable of holding 16 rounds.
- after Benjamin Tyler Henry (1821–98), U.south, southern. inventor who designed it
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