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Goliath

[ guh-lahy-uhth ]

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling.
  2. Usually goliath. a giant.
  3. Usually goliath. a very large, powerful, or influential person or thing:

    a neighborhood grocery competing against the supermarket goliaths.



Goliath

/ ɡəˈɪəθ /

noun

  1. Old Testament a Philistine giant from Gath who terrorized the Hebrews until he was killed by David with a stone from his sling (I Samuel 17)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Goliath1

Ultimately from Hebrew ōٳ, of uncertain origin
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The Sampson and Goliath cranes from the nearby shipyards towered over the set but the dragons left them alone.

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“The American Heart Association was proud to support the ballot measure and remains committed to the city of Santa Cruz in this years-long David vs. Goliath effort against the beverage industry.”

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And we won, which was a David and Goliath upset, but one that I still can't wrap my head around.

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Against that Goliath, attorneys seeking to represent victims present themselves as a latter-day David, with Crump and Brockovich, who is not a lawyer, as some of their most visible leaders.

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A woman in 2001 died after a preexisting aneurysm burst while she was riding the Goliath roller coaster, the county coroner’s office said.

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