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Meanings of Heron in English
Portuguese
heron de alexandria Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
Synonyms
Examples for "Hero"
Examples for "Hero"
1
Last year he was named New Zealand's Local Hero of the year.
2
The simplest Hero cards simply provide some number of Runes or Power.
3
He was the 'Hero of Kargil' and the 'Hero of Siachen Glacier'.
4
Delivery Hero Chief Executive Niklas Ostberg reiterated confidence in achieving 2018's targets.
5
Sir Hero is revelling in the wars, or in Armida's bowers; Mr.
1
That diligent enquirer Hero of Alexandria discovered this lately.
2
In these experiments, however, Leonardo seems to have advanced little beyond Hero of Alexandria and his steam toy.
3
Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine.
4
Automata have lived among us since toga days, when Hero of Alexandria built mini-mechanical theaters whose mythological figures cavorted about on their own weight-and-pulley power.
5
Hero of Alexandria, who lived in the second century BC, might be described as the Heath Robinson of his generation.
Spanish
heron Usage of Heron in English
1
The Crown often changed its strategy for a retrial, Mr Heron said.
2
The Great Blue Heron is the largest of the North American herons.
3
David Edwards, chief executive of New York-based Heron Financial Group, is one.
4
RNZ political reporter Mei Heron is in Samoa with the Prime Minister.
5
The Silver Heron is at anchor in the bay beyond that headland.
6
And he begged Mr. Heron to make the button-holes in that too.
7
Mr. Heron did not do that in order to cool his head.
8
The look of terror increased in Heron's eyes, giving its mute reply.
9
Spotty the Turtle was also there, not to mention Longlegs the Heron.
10
It was Heron and Alexander, returning from their audience with the emperor.
11
From the artist Gil Scott-Heron who died on Friday at age 62.
12
But he was disappointed that Heron was getting rid of the Simons.
13
Go through Parting the Silk, beginning from Heron Wading in the Rushes.
14
Then the White Heron begged that he might be allowed to try.
15
Then he warned Heron hastily that the girl had had an accident.
16
But I gave the papers to Heron, whose property they were-andare.
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Heron through the time
Heron across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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