Lenoir

[ luh-nwar luh-nawr, -nohr ]

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Jean Jo·seph É·tienne [zhah, n, zhoh-, zef, ey-, tyen], 1822–1900, French inventor.
a town in W North Carolina.

Lenoir

French inventor who in 1859 constructed the first practical internal-combustion engine, which was fueled by coal gas and air. He later built a car and a boat that were powered by this engine.

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As I walked through them, I immediately went to those representing Lenoir County and Jones County, North Carolina, where most of my family was born and raised.

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One victim was listed in Lenoir County, Lazarus Rouse on August 1, 1916, and one, Jerome Whitefield, on August 14, 1921, in Jones County.

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Lenoir estimates that as many as 100 birds have been killed, including at least two hawks.

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“In the beginning, the shootings were months apart, but recently it has escalated,” said resident Brenna Lenoir.

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Lenoir said that one of the crows targeted in the most recent rampage was injured but not killed.

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