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Bragg

Bragg

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A Confederate general in the American Civil War known for losing at the Battle of Chattanooga
  • proper noun
  • /bræɡ/
: Bragg
  • He died in a helicopter crash on maneuvers at Fort Bragg 10 years ago.
  • Fort Bragg

Examples

  • Forrest could wait no more. "General Bragg, the enemy is filling the defenses at Chattanooga."

  • You were at Fort Bragg, right?

    Day of the Dead (2008)

  • You stationed out at Fort Bragg?

    Dear John (2010)

  • I'm over the hill from Fort Bragg.

    The Flim-Flam Man (1967)

  • Now, after 3 weeks in the field, they were going home to Ft. Bragg and Pope AFB.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He was my instructor at Fort Bragg.

    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

  • I'm Colonel Brynner, U.S. Special Operations Commander out of Fort Bragg.

    Chill Factor (1999)

  • Michael E. "Buck" Bragg is associate general counsel at State Farm Insurance Co. in Bloomington, Ill.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Some time after volunteering, he went to Fort Bragg to observe some tests being conducted with an airborne artillery corps.

    Academic text (1999)

  • He died in a helicopter crash on maneuvers at Bragg 10 years ago.

Surface Forms

Bragg main

Etymology

Bragg is a family name that probably comes from the old word brag, meaning 'to boast' or be proud. So the name began as a nickname for a proud or bold person, which makes it easier to remember the general's surname.