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beatty

/ˈbi.ɾi/

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What does beatty mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, British admiral in the First World War
  3. A census-designated place in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.

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/ˈbi.ɾi/

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Hardy observed that he hoped Mr. Beatty could yet hold out some prospect of life.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
We had for our chaplain a zealous Presbyterian minister, Mr. Beatty, who complained to me that the men did not generally attend his prayers and exhortations.
Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinProject Gutenberg ebook #148
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It was a seaplane that gave Admiral Beatty the news that the whole German Fleet was out before the Jutland Battle, news which led to a change of plans that very nearly brought about the destruction of Germany's naval power.
Evelyn Charles Vivian; W. Lockwood (William Lockwood) MarshA History of AeronauticsProject Gutenberg ebook #874
Greatest Duration Aviator Alone--Howard W. Gill, Kinloch, Mo., October 19, Wright Machine, 4 hours, 16 minutes, 35 seconds; with one passenger, G. W. Beatty, Chicago, Ill., August 19, Wright Machine, 3 hours, 42 minutes, 22 1-5 seconds; with two passengers, T. de W. Milling, Nassau Boulevard, N. Y., September 26, Burgess-Wright Machine, 1 hour, 54 minutes, 42 3-5 seconds.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907