Baltimore

¹

[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr]

noun

1. a black nymphalid butterfly, Melitaea phaeton, characterized by orange-red, yellow, and white markings, common in those areas of the northeastern U.S. where turtlehead, the food plant of its larvae, is found.

Baltimore

²

[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr]

noun

1. David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.

2. Lord. Sir George Calvert.

3. a seaport in N Maryland, on an estuary near the Chesapeake Bay.

Baltimore

¹

/ ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː /

noun

1. a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)

Baltimore

²

/ ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː /

noun

1. David . born 1938, US molecular biologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1975) for his discovery of reverse transcriptase

2. Lord . See Calvert

Baltimore

1. American microbiologist who discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which is capable of passing information from RNA to DNA. Prior to this discovery, it was assumed that information could flow only from DNA to RNA. He won a 1975 Nobel Prize for his research into the connection between viruses and cancer.

Baltimore

1. Largest city in Maryland.

Named after Lord Baltimore, founder of the colony of Maryland. The city is a major industrial center and port.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baltimore¹

Baltimore oriole

Example Sentences

Buffalo has added some pieces, and has the defending league MVP in Josh Allen, but Baltimore looks deeper and more complete on both sides of the ball.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, Emmet Sheehan will take the mound for Wednesday’s game, while Ohtani’s next pitching appearance will be pushed to “sometime this weekend” against the Baltimore Orioles.

From Los Angeles Times

At Philadelphia, at Baltimore, and home against Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times

That led the league by a mile; Baltimore ranked second with just 28.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s threatening to expand his operation to Baltimore, Chicago and New York.

From Salon