Pershing: Meaning and Definition of

Per•shing

1. (“Blackjack”), 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
1. a 46-ton (42 m ton) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90mm gun.
2. a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.