Aldershot

[ awl-der-shot ]

noun
  1. a city in NE Hampshire, in S England, SW of London.

  2. a large military training center there.

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How to use Aldershot in a sentence

  • Il est sous-lieutenant dans les Berkshires Aldershot Pourquoi ne doit il pas crire moi, il est comme on diroit, mon frre.

    The Mark Of Cain | Andrew Lang
  • His feeling about leaving the house at Aldershot had been, "Thank God there aren't going to be any more dinners!"

    The Dark Tower | Phyllis Bottome
  • When this charger died Sir john was much grieved, and he buried it under a memorial stone at Aldershot.

  • Buller had a great reception at Aldershot on his return from South Africa.

    An Autobiography | Elizabeth Butler
  • To say that Aldershot society was brilliant would be very wide of the mark.

    An Autobiography | Elizabeth Butler

British Dictionary definitions for Aldershot

Aldershot

/ (ˈɔːldəˌʃɒt) /


noun
  1. a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)

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