Meanings
nounmajor-general (plural major-generals)
plural major-generals
- alternativeAlternative spelling of major general.
Hu Jui-chou, an army major-general involved in rescue operations, said those trapped included people buried by a massive landslide in Hsiao Lin, a village of 1,000 in Kaohsiung county. Many were also trapped in a second village, Namahsia.
2009 August 11, Ralph Jennings, “700 trapped, possibly dead, in Taiwan: military”, in Ron Popeski, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2022, Editor's Picks
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major-general. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major-general
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“major-general.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major-general. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “major-general,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major-general.
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