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santos

/ˈsæntoʊs/

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What does santos mean?

noun

  1. plural of santo

proper noun

  1. plural of Santo
  2. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsæntoʊs/

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But before the aerial exploits of Santos Dumont had become famous, balloons had again claimed public attention.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
Life proceeds slowly, whether at Santos or Sao Paulo, almost the only excitement being the appearance of companies of friendly Indians.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
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In some cases men like Santos Dumont have given earnest attention to both forms of air-craft, and produced practical results with both.
William J. ClaxtonThe mastery of the airProject Gutenberg ebook #777
Horizontal motors were practically abandoned some time ago in favor of the vertical type, but Santos Dumont had a logical reason for reverting to them.
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
This definition excludes, therefore, the cases in which in addition to a double penis there is a supernumerary lower extremity--such a case, for example, as that of Jean Baptista dos Santos, so frequently described by teratologists.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747