Alost

[ French a-lawst ]

/ French aˈlɔst /

noun

a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.

Flemish Aalst.

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Examples from the Web for alost

He left town in the afternoon with his Consul, to go to Alost for telegrams and letters.
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium|Hugh Gibson
Simultaneously, the troops they had detached at Alost had their first encounter with the 2nd Regiment of the Brigade.
Dixmude|Charles Le Goffic
The mutiny spread rapidly, and Alost in Flanders was seized.
Europe in the Sixteenth Century 1494-1598, Fifth Edition|A. H. (Arthur Henry) Johnson
Raised from a seed bed made in 1840 by M. Hellinckx, a nurseryman at Alost, Bel.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick

I have seen thirty thousand refugees, the inhabitants of Alost, come shuffling down the road past me.
Golden Lads|Arthur Gleason and Helen Hayes Gleason

British Dictionary definitions for alost

Alost

/ (French alɔst) /

noun

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

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