Alost

[French a-lawst]

noun

a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.

Flemish Aalst.

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Historical Examples of alost

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
They are pouring in by all the roads from Alost and Termonde.
A Journal of Impressions in Belgium
May Sinclair
Looking for shells at Alost, you understand, was like looking for shells on the seashore.
A Journal of Impressions in Belgium
May Sinclair
They said that they were going to make the people of Alost pay for the losses sustained by the Germans.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915
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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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