Balaklava

[ bal-uh-klah-vuh, bahl-; Ukrainian buh-luh-klah-vuh ]

noun

1. a seaport in southern Crimea, in southern Ukraine, on the Black Sea: scene of English cavalry charge against Russians (1854), celebrated in Tennyson's poem Charge of the Light Brigade.

Balaklava

/ bəlaˈklavə; ˌbæləˈklɑːvə /

noun

1. a small port in Ukraine, in S Crimea: scene of an inconclusive battle (1854), which included the charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean War

Example Sentences

He would wait for her with unspeakable impatience in Balaklava Place.

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The horses that charged at Balaklava became unfit for service; the men who had fought at Inkermann languished in field hospitals.

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Balaklava and Inkermann had a profound effect upon the diplomatic negotiation of the Powers.

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He talked it over in Balaklava Place, suggested modifications and variations worth trying.

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The loss of the Light Brigade in killed and wounded in its famous charge at Balaklava was but 37 per cent.

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