Vauxhall
pronunciation
How to pronounce Vauxhall in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Vauxhall in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Vauxhall
- popular pleasure garden on south bank of Thames in London, c. 1661-1859; the name is Middle English Faukeshale (late 13c.), "Hall or manor of a man called Falkes," an Old French personal name.
Example
- 1. Opel , which gm acquired in 1929 , accounts for about three-quarters of gm europe 's sales and operates under the vauxhall brand name in britain .
- 2. Gm 's preferred course in europe is to get government loan guarantees that would entice a third party to invest in the company 's money-losing opel / vauxhall operations , based chiefly in germany and great britain .