Morandi

[ maw-rahn-dee ]

noun

1. Gior·gio [jawr, -jaw], 1890–1964, Italian painter.

Example Sentences

A huge section of the Morandi bridge broke off during a rainstorm on Aug. 14, 2018, when highways were packed on the eve of Italy’s biggest summer holiday, sending cars plunging into the dry riverbed below.

From Washington Times

Salvini told the crowd, gathered under the new span that was inaugurated in 2020 to replace the Morandi, that he had read some of the documentation from the trial.

From Washington Times

Egle Possetti, a prominent member of the committee of relatives of Morandi victims, told the crowd that the Morandi families trusted in the justice system, but that developments in the trial to date had been disheartening.

From Washington Times

While the Morandi was the deadliest collapse in recent years, Italy has seen other bridge and highway collapses that have underscored the crumbling state of the country’s aging transportation infrastructure.

From Washington Times

Italy on Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi Bridge with a minute of silence and demands for justice for the 43 people who died in what authorities say was an example of greed-fueled negligence.

From Seattle Times