Meerut

[ meer-uht ]

noun

1. a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.

Meerut

/ ˈmɪərət /

noun

1. an industrial city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh: founded as a military base by the British in 1806 and scene of the first uprising (1857) of the Indian Mutiny. Pop: 1 074 229 (2001)

Example Sentences

The moon rose on a terrified mob trudging or riding the forty miles of road between Meerut and the Mogul capital.

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One evening in the month of April, a slim, straight-backed girl stood in the veranda of a bungalow at Meerut.

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“The sepoys have come in from Meerut,” he announced with the slow tick of the earliest form of apparatus.

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They were sure that the white troops in Meerut would soon arrive and put an end to the prevalent anarchy.

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Willoughby leaped from the walls, crossed the river, and met his death while striving to reach Meerut.

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