Brunel

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bruːˈnɛl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅ nel′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bru•nel  (bro̅o̅ nel′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Is•am•bard Kingdom  (iz′əm bärd′),USA pronunciation 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
  1. Biographicalhis father, Sir Marc Isambard, 1769–1849, English civil engineer, born in France: chief engineer of New York City 1793–99.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Brunel /bruːˈnɛl/ n
  1. Isambard Kingdom ( ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd ). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)
  2. his father, Sir Marc Isambard. 1769–1849, French engineer in England
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