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JOHN LUTHER JONES

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JOHN LUTHER JONES (noun)
  The noun JOHN LUTHER JONES has 1 sense:

1. United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)play

  Familiarity information: JOHN LUTHER JONES used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JOHN LUTHER JONES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Casey Jones; John Luther Jones; Jones

Instance hypernyms:

engine driver; engineer; locomotive engineer; railroad engineer (the operator of a railway locomotive)


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