Pulaski

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə las′kē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Pu•las•ki  (pə las′kē),USA pronunciation n. 
    Count Cas•i•mir  (kaz′ə mēr′),USA pronunciation 1748–79, Polish patriot;
    general in the American Revolutionary army.
  1. Place Namesa town in SW Virginia. 10,106.
  2. American History, Place Names, Military Fort. See Fort Pulaski. 

Pu•las•ki  (pə las′kē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a double-edged hand tool having an ax blade on one side and a pickax or wide chisel on the opposite side, used esp. in clearing land and removing tree stumps.
  • after Edward C. Pulaski (1866–1931), U.south, southern. forest ranger, its inventor 1920–25, American.

'Pulaski' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Fort Pulaski

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