ELWAY, JOHN

Meaning of ELWAY, JOHN in English

El ‧ way, John /ˈelweɪ/ BrE AmE

(1960–) a US football player who was a famous ↑ quarterback for the Denver Broncos team from 1983 to 1999, when he retired. He was known for his skill at throwing long ↑ pass es to players on his team.

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ELWAY, JOHN — born June 28, 1960, Port Angeles, Wash., U.S. U.S. football player. He had an outstanding athletic career at Stanford University, …
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JOHN — I. ˈjän noun ( -s ) Etymology: from the name John, from Middle English Johan, Jon, John, from Late Latin …
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JOHN — /jon/ , n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the …
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JOHN — n. male first name; one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, author of the Gospel of John (Biblical); last of …
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JOHN — I. ˈjän noun Etymology: Late Latin Johannes, from Greek Iōannēs, from Hebrew Yōhānān Date: 12th century 1. : a Jewish …
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JOHN — [john] n [fr. the name John] (1856) 1: toilet 2: a prostitute's client John n [LL Johannes, fr. Gk Ioannes, …
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JOHN — nonexistent pope. A confusion in the numbering of popes named John after John XIV resulted because Marianus Scotus and other …
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JOHN — died 1345 byname John Of Montfort, French Jean De Montfort claimant to the duchy of Brittany upon the death of …
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JOHN — born Dec. 12, 1801, Dresden, Saxony died Oct. 29, 1873, Pillnitz, near Dresden king of Saxony (185473) who was passionately …
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JOHN — John, john BrE AmE dʒɒn AmE dʒɑːn ▷ John's, johns dʒɒnz AmE dʒɑːnz ▶ ˌ John ˈ Bull BrE AmE …
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JOHN — I. John, El ‧ ton /ˈelt ə n/ BrE AmE (1947–) a British POP SINGER and ↑ songwriter who was …
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JOHN — john /dʒɒn $ dʒɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: John , male name …
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ELWAY — El ‧ way, John /ˈelweɪ/ BrE AmE (1960–) a US football player who was a famous ↑ quarterback for the …
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JOHN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES John Bull John Doe long johns name sb John/Ann etc ▪ We named our daughter …
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JOHN — Hancock, John Henry [noun] [C] US [informal] - a person's signaturePut your John Hancock at the bottom of the page.USAGE: …
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JOHN — n. or John de Balliol born 0441; 1250 died April 1313, Château Galliard, Normandy, Fr. King of Scotland (129296). He …
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JOHN — n. known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire King of England …
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JOHN — n. Portuguese João known as John of Aviz born April 11, 1357, Lisbon died Aug. 14, 1433, Lisbon King of …
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JOHN — n. French Jean known as John the Good born April 16, 1319, near Le Mans, Fr.e died April 8, 1364, …
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JOHN — (noun) restroom, room with a toilet (toilets) Very commonly used. 'Mary woke up in the john.' the client of a …
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JOHN — I . John (1167–1216) the king of England from 1199 to 1216. He was the youngest son of Henry II …
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JOHN — See John of Antioch ; John of Damascus ; John of the Cross ; and John of Wessel
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JOHN — I сущ. 1) Джон; Иоанн (мужское имя) 2) Джон (типичное имя собственное лакеев, дворецких, официантов) 3) полицейский; сыщик 4) китаец; …
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JOHN — сущ. 1) Джон ( мужское имя ) 2) библ. Иоанн John the Baptist — Иоанн Креститель, Иоанн Предтеча ( согласно …
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JOHN — сущ. 1) Джон (мужское имя) 2) библ. Иоанн John the Baptist — Иоанн Креститель, Иоанн Предтеча (согласно Евангелию, пророк, крестивший Иисуса Христа в …
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JOHN — n AmE sl 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the john? — Где …
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JOHN — n AmE sl 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the …
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JOHN — john n AmE sl 1. She made a brief visit to the john Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the …
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JOHN — 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the john? — Где …
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JOHN — I сущ. 1) Джон; Иоанн (мужское имя) 2) Джон (типичное имя собственное лакеев, дворецких, официантов) 3) полицейский; сыщик 4) китаец; …
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ELWAY, JOHN (ALBERT) — born June 28, 1960, Port Angeles, Wash., U.S. U.S. football player. He had an outstanding athletic career at Stanford University, …
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ELWAY, JOHN ALBERT — born June 28, 1960, Port Angeles, Wash., U.S. U.S. football player. He had an outstanding athletic career at Stanford University, …
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ALBERT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Albert I Albert Lake Barnes Albert Coombs Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Bierstadt Albert Billroth Christian …
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TOUCHDOWN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN catch ▪ Owens is a dangerous playmaker with six touchdown catches . pass ▪ …
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TECHNICAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a legal/political/technical etc obstacle ▪ Despite technical obstacles, scientists at NASA are considering the project. …
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RAVAGES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Bureaucracy was also a necessary evil to cope with the ravages of war. ▪ Doubtless …
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RAVAGE — verb PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES the ravages of sth ▪ Benedict was near thirty, and yet his face and form …
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PLAGUE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES avoid...like the plague (= try hard to avoid him ) ▪ Why did you …
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PASS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill is passed by parliament (= it is made into a law ) …
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FAKE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a false/fake address ▪ He gave the police a false address. imitation/fake/artificial etc fur …
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ALBERT — n. Achebe Albert Chinualumogu Albert I Albert Lake Barnes Albert Coombs Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Bierstadt Albert Billroth Christian Albert Theodor …
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