Wavell

[ wey-vuhl ]

noun

1. Archibald Percival, 1st Earl, 1883–1950, British field marshal and author: viceroy of India 1943–47.

Wavell

/ ˈweɪvəl /

noun

1. WavellArchibald (Percival), 1st Earl18831950MBritishMILITARY: general Archibald ( Percival ), 1st Earl. 1883–1950, British field marshal. During World War II he was commander in chief in the Middle East (1939–41), defeating the Italians in N Africa. He was commander in chief in India (1941–43) and viceroy of India (1943–47)

Example Sentences

Wavell’s “Other Men’s Flowers” as a birthday present when I was young.

From New York Times

Relief efforts started to be put into place by the end of 1943 with the arrival of a new viceroy, Field Marshall Lord Wavell.

From BBC

As was British officer and later Field Marshal Archibald Wavell: “After the ‘war to end war,’ they seem to have been pretty successful in Paris at making the ‘Peace to end Peace.’

From Washington Post

What: Reread “Lord of the Rings” and “Other Men’s Flowers,” an anthology of poems by Lord Wavell which includes almost all of my favorites.

From New York Times

Archibald Wavell, Viceroy to India at the time, has described the Bengal famine as one of the greatest disasters to have befallen people under British rule.

From BBC