JOHN LUTHER JONES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)

Synonyms:

Casey Jones; John Luther Jones; Jones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

engine driver; engineer; locomotive engineer; railroad engineer (the operator of a railway locomotive)

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