goring

¹

[gawr-ing, gor-]

noun

Nautical.

1. the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.

Göring

²

Or Goe·ring

[gair-ing, gur-, gœ-ring]

noun

1. Hermann Wilhelm 1893–1946, German field marshal and Nazi party leader.

Göring

/ ˈɡøːrɪŋ /

noun

1. Hermann Wilhelm (ˈhɛrman ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1893–1946, German Nazi leader and field marshal. He commanded Hitler's storm troops (1923) and as Prussian prime minister and German commissioner for aviation (1933–45) he founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war. Sentenced to death at Nuremberg, he committed suicide

Word History and Origins

Origin of Göring¹

First recorded in 1620–30; gore ³ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Kadgien senior was a top adviser to Hermann Goring, who plundered thousands of works from across Nazi-occupied Europe.

From BBC

A new movie about Nazi leader Hermann Göring’s war-crimes trial will shine a spotlight on the Nuremberg service of legendary Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson—and, in doing so, on the Supreme Court’s calamitous presidential immunity decision last year.

From Slate

Jackson served as chief U.S. prosecutor at Nuremberg for the trial of Göring and other Nazis.

From Slate

AD's investigation found wartime documents that suggest the painting was in the possession of Friedrich Kadgien, an SS officer and senior financial aide to Hermann Göring, who fled in 1945 before eventually moving to Argentina, where he became a successful businessman.

From BBC

Over 1,100 works from Goudstikker's collection were bought up in a forced sale by senior Nazis after his death, including Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring.

From BBC