pulaski

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/pʊˈlæski/

noun

A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.

OriginPolish Pułaski →
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Meanings

pulaski1

nounpulaski (plural pulaskis)

plural pulaskis

  1. A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.

Pulaski2

proper nounPulaski (countable and uncountable, plural Pulaskis)

plural Pulaskis

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Polish.
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Giles County, Tennessee, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Pulaski County, Virginia, United States.

Origin

pulaski · noun

Named from Edward C. Pulaski (1866-1931), the American ranger who designed it.

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Pulaski · proper noun

  1. PolishPułaski
  2. EnglishPulaski

Americanised or Anglicised form of Polish Pułaski.

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Cite this entry
APA

pulaski. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulaski

MLA

“pulaski.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulaski. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulaski,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulaski.

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