Lenoir

[ luh-nwar luh-nawr, -nohr ]

noun

1. Jean Jo·seph É·tienne [zhah, n, zhoh-, zef, ey-, tyen], 1822–1900, French inventor.
2. a town in W North Carolina.

Lenoir

/ lĕ-nwär′ /

1. French inventor who in 1859 constructed the first practical internal-combustion engine, which was fueled by coal gas and air. He later built a car and a boat that were powered by this engine.

Example Sentences

When Deommodore Lenoir was a sophomore at Los Angeles Salesian High, the resident of South L.A. said he cried after receiving his first college football scholarship offer.

From Los Angeles Times

It was both sides betting on each other, and Lenoir showed through high school, then in college at Oregon, and now with the 49ers, that he’s a player focused on fulfilling his dreams.

From Los Angeles Times

Coach Anthony Atkins said he uses Lenoir’s success to give Salesian players hope and clarity.

From Los Angeles Times

Grayson Barnette, a lifelong resident who grew up in Lenoir, North Carolina, and now lives nearby, said a lot of the residents have spent their entire lives in these storm-ravaged communities.

From BBC

Molly Martens Corbett left the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh on Thursday morning while her father, Thomas Martens, was released from the Caldwell Correctional Center in Lenoir, the state Department of Adult Correction said in an email.

From Seattle Times