Duryea

American  

[door-yey, door-ee-ey] / ˈdʊər yeɪ, ˈdʊər iˌeɪ /

noun

1. Charles Edgar, 1861–1938, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of automobiles and automotive devices.

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Example Sentences

There’s a promising sophomore linebacker in Lucas Duryea, who will be eligible at the end of September after transferring from Chaminade.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Police in Duryea, Pennsylvania, said a firefighter spotted a man with a large backpack behind the Germania Hose Co. shortly after 11 p.m.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2020

Edward G Robinson is the mild-mannered painter who gets turned inside out by grifters Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2020

In 1893, one of America’s first horseless carriages was taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles.

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2018

“We have to hurry home. I must write—no, telephone—the Duryea factory in Massachusetts and place an order at once. The internal combustion engine. Think of it! The power of four horses!”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly