Rodney
[ rod-nee ]
/ ˈrɒd ni /
noun
George Brydg·es
[brij-iz] /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/, Baron,1718–92,
British admiral.
a male given name: an Old English family name, taken from a placename.
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Rodney
/ (ˈrɒdnɪ) /
noun
George Brydges, 1st Baron Rodney. 1719–92, English admiral: captured Martinique (1762): defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent (1780) and the French under Admiral de Grasse off Dominica (1782), restoring British superiority in the Caribbean