Westinghouse

[ wes-ting-hous ]

/ ˈwɛs tɪŋˌhaʊs /

noun

George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.

Words nearby Westinghouse

West Indian, West Indian cedar, West Indies, West Indies Associated States, westing, Westinghouse, Westinghouse brake, West Irian, West Islip, West Jordan, West Lafayette

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Example sentences from the Web for Westinghouse

What if we lose companies like Boeing, GE, Westinghouse, and IBM, as employers in the U.S.?
The U.S. Is Busy Building Supercomputers, but Needs Someone to Run Them|Dan Lyons|December 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Their names still rumble with authority: Carnegie, Mellon, Frick, Westinghouse, Heinz and Schwab.
5 Things to Watch for at the G-20|Steven R. Weisman|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A minute or two after the game was over Mr. Westinghouse, the chaplain, came into the drawing-room.
The Socialist|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
The Westinghouse Company builds and installs elaborate signal systems worked by compressed air and electricity.
Inventors at Work|George Iles

The Westinghouse division, it seemed, was a good two miles away.
That Sweet Little Old Lady|Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips)
To mention "Westinghouse" and "General Electric" in the same breath was to speak of a thing and its antithesis.
Frenzied Finance|Thomas W. Lawson
Westinghouse, born in New York State in 1846, combined with business tact the genius of the inventor.
America, Volume II (of 6)|Joel Cook

Scientific definitions for Westinghouse

Westinghouse

[ wĕs′tĭng-hous′ ]

George 1846-1914

American engineer and manufacturer who introduced the high-voltage alternating current system for the transmission of electricity in the United States. A prolific inventor, Westinghouse received hundreds of patents in his lifetime, including the air brake (1869), automated train-switching signals, and devices for the transmission of natural gas. His inventions made an important contribution to the growth of railroads.

单词	westinghouse
释义	Westinghouse [ wes-ting-hous ] / ˈwɛs tɪŋˌhaʊs / noun George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer. Words nearby Westinghouse West Indian, West Indian cedar, West Indies, West Indies Associated States, westing, Westinghouse, Westinghouse brake, West Irian, West Islip, West Jordan, West Lafayette Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Westinghouse What if we lose companies like Boeing, GE, Westinghouse, and IBM, as employers in the U.S.? The U.S. Is Busy Building Supercomputers, but Needs Someone to Run Them\|Dan Lyons\|December 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Their names still rumble with authority: Carnegie, Mellon, Frick, Westinghouse, Heinz and Schwab. 5 Things to Watch for at the G-20\|Steven R. Weisman\|September 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST A minute or two after the game was over Mr. Westinghouse, the chaplain, came into the drawing-room. The Socialist\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull The Westinghouse Company builds and installs elaborate signal systems worked by compressed air and electricity. Inventors at Work\|George Iles The Westinghouse division, it seemed, was a good two miles away. That Sweet Little Old Lady\|Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips) To mention "Westinghouse" and "General Electric" in the same breath was to speak of a thing and its antithesis. Frenzied Finance\|Thomas W. Lawson Westinghouse, born in New York State in 1846, combined with business tact the genius of the inventor. America, Volume II (of 6)\|Joel Cook Scientific definitions for Westinghouse Westinghouse [ wĕs′tĭng-hous′ ] George 1846-1914 American engineer and manufacturer who introduced the high-voltage alternating current system for the transmission of electricity in the United States. A prolific inventor, Westinghouse received hundreds of patents in his lifetime, including the air brake (1869), automated train-switching signals, and devices for the transmission of natural gas. His inventions made an important contribution to the growth of railroads. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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