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GOETHALS
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• GOETHALS (noun)
The noun GOETHALS has 1 sense:
1. United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)
Familiarity information: GOETHALS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
George Washington Goethals; Goethals
Instance hypernyms:
applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)
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