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  • noun United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)

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Examples

  • The exact year of his birth, early in the thirteenth century, is unknown, as is also his family name, the name Goethals (Bonicollii) being an invention.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • Skanska is one of several companies trying to win a contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a replacement for the Goethals Bridge between Staten Island and New Jersey, which is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

    Finding a Fix for the Tappan Zee Andrew Grossman 2011

  • Still to come this spring is the second half of that audit, which will review funding for a number of high-profile infrastructure projects—including replacing the Goethals Bridge, raising the level of the Bayonne Bridge and cable repairs on the George Washington Bridge —and the status of Moynihan Station.

    New Setback For Moynihan Station Plans Ted Mann 2012

  • Megan Goethals, Jr. Rochester (Rochester Hills, Minn.) 10: 20.25, 2-mile

    Jelmini, Finley head 2009 All-USA track and field team 2009

  • Mr. Samson said he wants to look at more creative ways to finance projects, such as the plan the authority has in place to use a single contractor to replace the Goethals Bridge.

    Big Decisions Await Port's New Director Andrew Grossman 2011

  • The topic is an important one for Mr. Cuomo, whose administration is turning to ventures with private companies to help finance billions of dollars in public works projects, such as replacing the Goethals Bridge.

    Sitting on Cuomo Panel Has a Price Jacob Gershman 2012

  • If he can combine the excursion with other errands, he'll fill the tank in New Jersey, but that involves paying the $8 toll on the Goethals Bridge.

    These Prices Are Insane, Really Anne Kadet 2011

  • Other affected bridges include the Bayonne, the Goethals and the Outerbridge Crossing, as well as the Holland and Lincoln tunnels.

    Port Authority Seeks Big Increases Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • If he can combine the excursion with other errands, he'll fill the tank in New Jersey, but that involves paying the $8 toll on the Goethals Bridge.

    These Prices Are Insane, Really Anne Kadet 2011

  • The Auteur was a Dutch journalist with white hair that sprouted from his head like the stuffing from an abandoned teddy bear and the crumpled face of Raymond Goethals after a night sleeping in a hedge.

    The Auteur proves his value in offhand dismissals of class acts | Harry Pearson 2012

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