De Wet

[ duh wet ]

noun

1. Chris·ti·an Ru·dolph [kris, -ch, uh, n , roo, -dolf, -dawlf, kris, -tee-ahn , ry, -dolf], 1854–1922, Boer general and politician.

de Wet

/ də ˈvɛt /

noun

1. de WetChristian Rudolf18541922MAfrikanerMILITARY: military commanderPOLITICS: politician Christian Rudolf. 1854–1922, Afrikaner military commander and politician, who led the Orange Free State army in the second Boer War (1899–1902). He was imprisoned for treason (1914) after organizing an Afrikaner nationalist rebellion

Example Sentences

A court is now to decide whether to grant bail to farm owner Zachariah Johannes Olivier, 60, and his employees Adrian de Wet, 19, and William Musora, 50, ahead of their murder trial.

From BBC

De Wet Swanepoel, the co-founder of hearX, said its Lexie Lumen OTC hearing aid will allow consumers to program it to their needs.

From Scientific American

Francois de Wet, the chief of staff of Qikiqtani General Hospital - the only one in town - told the BBC that for an eight-day period starting in late October, the hospital was forced to cancel surgeries and procedures that it couldn't do without single-use instruments, as the machine used to sterilise instruments relies on tap water.

From BBC

Mr de Wet, who is also the territorial chief of staff for Nunavut's health department, added that local officials also had to deal with hesitance and reluctance from many area residents who rely on Iqaluit's medical facilities.

From BBC

"Luckily, since it was only an eight-day period, there were very few medevac calls," Mr de Wet added.

From BBC