Alost

[French a-lawst]

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noun

a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.

Flemish Aalst.

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They had flown as far as Ninove and Alost, but found the country there clear.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1
Walter Raleigh.
Alost, at a sign from him, started off westward through the woods.
The Moonlit Way
Robert W. Chambers
Looking for shells at Alost, you understand, was like looking for shells on the seashore.
A Journal of Impressions in Belgium
May Sinclair
They are pouring in by all the roads from Alost and Termonde.
A Journal of Impressions in Belgium
May Sinclair
Other crimes on noncombatants at Alost belong to the end of the month of September.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915
Various

British Dictionary definitions for alost

Alost

noun

a town in central Belgium, in East Flanders province. Pop: 76 852 (2004 est)Flemish name: Aalst

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Alost

Examples from the Web for alost

Historical Examples

They had flown as far as Ninove and Alost, but found the country there clear.

Alost, at a sign from him, started off westward through the woods.

Looking for shells at Alost, you understand, was like looking for shells on the seashore.

They are pouring in by all the roads from Alost and Termonde.

Other crimes on noncombatants at Alost belong to the end of the month of September.

Alost