Carteret

[ kahr-ter-it or for 2, kahr-tuh-ret ]

/ ˈkɑr tər ɪt or for 2, ˌkɑr təˈrɛt /

noun

John, Earl of Granville,1690–1763, British statesman and orator.

a city in NE New Jersey.

Example sentences from the Web for carteret

On leaving Mas-a-Fuero, Carteret steered northward in the hope of meeting the south-eastern trade wind.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers |Jules Verne
Within an hour of Dick's departure, Mr. Carteret was walking through the old mission church, chatting with my brother Ajax.

Bunch Grass |Horace Annesley Vachell
"Your marriage will assist you; you can't help that," Mr. Carteret declared.

The Tragic Muse |Henry James
While Carteret was in prison he was sick, very sick, they said, in regard to which there were various surmises.

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 |Jasper Danckaerts

Norton walked swiftly toward a vine-clad cottage that stood beside Governor Carteret's place.

The Sins of the Father |Thomas Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for carteret

Carteret

/ (ˈkɑːtərɪt) /

noun

John, 1st Earl Granville. 1690–1763, British statesman, diplomat, and orator who led the opposition to Walpole (1730–42), after whose fall he became a leading minister as secretary of state (1742–44)

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Carteret

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Example sentences from the Web for carteret

British Dictionary definitions for carteret

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