john rennie

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Definition of john rennie in English English dictionary

born June 7, 1761, Phantassie, East Lothian, Scot. died Oct. 4, 1821, London, Eng. Scottish civil engineer. He built three bridges across the Thames at London: Waterloo Bridge (since replaced), the old Southwark Bridge (1814-19), and the New London Bridge (completed 1831 and since replaced). He worked on extensive drainage projects in the Lincolnshire fens; built the London and East India docks on the Thames; improved naval dockyards at Plymouth, Portsmouth, Chatham, and Sheerness; and began the great breakwater that shelters Plymouth Sound

Hyphenation

John Ren·nie

Turkish pronunciation

cän reni

Pronunciation

/ˈʤän ˈrenē/ /ˈʤɑːn ˈrɛniː/