Ramillies

[ French ra-mee-yee ]

noun
  1. a village in central Belgium: Marlborough's defeat of the French 1706.

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How to use Ramillies in a sentence

  • The opportunity was much like that which Marlborough saw at Ramillies, and was used with equally decisive effect.

    Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
  • The victory of Ramillies was followed by the immediate occupation of the whole of Belgium.

    Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
  • In the completeness of the disorganisation inflicted by defeat, Ramillies has perhaps no superior in modern times except Waterloo.

    Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
  • In fact the allies had much the same sort of opportunity which Marlborough used with such overwhelming effect at Ramillies.

    Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
  • Very soon all the ships of war parted company, and the Ramillies was left with a few merchantmen only around her.

    True Blue | W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for Ramillies

Ramillies

/ (ˈræmɪliːz, French ramiji) /


noun
  1. a village in central Belgium where the Duke of Marlborough defeated the French in 1706

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