De Wet

[ duh-wet ]

noun
  1. Chris·ti·an Ru·dolph [kris-chuhn roo-dolf, -dawlf; Dutch kris-tee-ahn ry-dolf], /ˈkrɪs tʃən ˈru dɒlf, -dɔlf; Dutch ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈrü dɒlf/, 1854–1922, Boer general and politician.

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How to use De Wet in a sentence

  • It seems to be taking us away from De Wet, and promises only hard marching and a dull time.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
  • It appears that De Wet retreated in the night, and went towards Lindley, which will complete the circle of the hunt.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
  • I suppose we are part of some endeavour to surround De Wet, but the whole operations seem to get more obscure.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
  • Rumours rife, and one, that De Wet has cut the line near Kroonstadt, seems really true.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
  • De Wet himself was very pleasant to them, and took good care they got their proper rations.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers

British Dictionary definitions for de Wet

de Wet

/ (də ˈvɛt) /


noun
  1. Christian Rudolf. 1854–1922, Afrikaner military commander and politician, who led the Orange Free State army in the second Boer War (1899–1902). He was imprisoned for treason (1914) after organizing an Afrikaner nationalist rebellion

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