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Boult

American  
[bohlt] / boʊlt /

noun

  1. Sir Adrian Cedric, 1889–1983, English conductor.


Boult 1 British  
/ bəʊlt /

noun

  1. Sir Adrian ( Cedric ). 1889–1983, English conductor

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boult 2 British  
/ bəʊlt /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of bolt 2

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Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets, Trent Boult one and Ashwani Kumar the other - all of which was in vain for Mumbai who also would have topped the table with a win.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

A few years earlier, Boult had written to Holst asking whether he had composed any music for small orchestra that he could perform.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Holst arranged for Boult to hear a version of the piece at the piano, played by two of his colleagues, Vally Lasker and Nora Day.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Boult looked back to his venomous best with the new ball and was backed up by long-time partner Tim Southee, while spinner Mitchell Santner's economical 2-22 took his tally to 15 wickets so far.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

Boult, seeing that she was preparing to depart, assumed a more friendly tone.

From Mrs. Day's Daughters by Mann, Mary E.