Shannon

[ shan-uhn ]

noun

1. Claude El·wood [el, -w, oo, d], 1916–2001, U.S. applied mathematician: early developer of information theory.
2. a river flowing SW from N Ireland to the Atlantic: the principal river of Ireland. 240 miles (386 km) long.
3. international airport in W Ireland, near Limerick.
4. a female given name.

Shannon

¹

/ ˈʃænən /

noun

1. ShannonClaude (Elwood)19162000MUSSCIENCE: mathematician Claude ( Elwood ). 1916–2000, US mathematician, who first developed information theory

Shannon

²

/ ˈʃænən /

noun

1. a river in the Republic of Ireland, rising in NW Co Cavan and flowing south to the Atlantic by an estuary 113 km (70 miles) long: the longest river in the Republic of Ireland. Length: 260 km (161 miles)

Example Sentences

Ms Shannon said about 35 local businesses make up Flowerfield's market.

From BBC

Seattle Times’ late disabled critic Jeff Shannon described Timmy as the most “progressive, provocative and socially relevant disability humour ever presented on American television”.

From BBC

But that doesn't appear to be her closing podcast strategy, evidenced in her choice to spend a straightforward hour with Shannon Sharpe tossing her policy softballs on "Club Shay Shay."

From Salon

Their other co-host Shannon Larson and other guests, including "home cooks, cookbook authors, food entrepreneurs and chefs" will all appear on the podcast.

From Salon

Shannon Eddy, executive director of the Large-Scale Solar Assn., who supported exploring listing the owls, said the petitioners made unsubstantiated claims about the effect of solar projects on the species.

From Los Angeles Times