great-uncle

[ greyt-uhng-kuhl ]

noun

1. a granduncle.

great-uncle

noun

1. an uncle of one's father or mother; brother of one's grandfather or grandmother

Example Sentences

When he was at Pacific Union College in the 1980s, Wilcox liked to visit a Russian great-uncle who owned goats.

From Los Angeles Times

His grandfather and his great-uncle were racing in the early 1950s.

From Seattle Times

The last time I saw my great-uncle, he uttered six words that I will never forget.

From Salon

Raviv said his great-uncle, in his younger days, would volunteer to drive Palestinians north for Israel for medical care.

From Los Angeles Times

His grandfather had stood for the Liberal Party in the 1945 general election while his great-uncle was the Unionist MP, and wartime lord provost of Edinburgh, Sir William Darling.

From BBC