Pershing

[pur-shing, -zhing]

noun

1. John Joseph Blackjack, 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

2. Military.

   1. a 46-ton (42-metric ton) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90 mm gun.

   2. a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

Pershing

¹

/ ˈpɜːʃɪŋ /

noun

1. John Joseph, nickname Black Jack. 1860–1948, US general. He was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe (1917–19)

Pershing

²

noun

1. a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead

Example Sentences

The Pershing County sheriff’s office declined to comment on the manner in which Kruglov was killed or say whether the friend’s post was accurate.

From Los Angeles Times

During L.A.’s recent heat wave, when temperatures regularly surpassed 90 degrees, a woman selling rose bouquets out of buckets at Pershing Square looked beleaguered while standing in the paltry shade of a tree.

From Los Angeles Times

A festival-goer flagged down a Pershing County sheriff’s deputy to report the death in the campsite.

From Los Angeles Times

On September 1, after news broke about the homicide, the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office sent out an official request for information from the public regarding the apparent homicide.

From Salon

“We are specifically looking to identify the white, male adult decedent,” according to a news release from the Pershing County Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times