Amersfoort

[ ah-merz-fawrt, -fohrt, -mers- ]

/ ˈɑ mərzˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt, -mərs- /

noun

a city in the central Netherlands.

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Examples from the Web for amersfoort

Having reached this resolve, I was nearly putting it into instant execution, by alighting at Amersfoort, but thought better of it.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
The road running to Amersfoort turned off at an angle corresponding to the present line of Flatbush Avenue.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County|Stephen Ostrander
In the night the allies retreated to Amersfoort, leaving 300 sick behind them.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
In Amersfoort two burghers were tried and beheaded; in Nijmwegen the burgomaster, Ronkens, met the same fate.
History of Holland|George Edmundson

After a stiff climb the summit of the Amersfoort Hills was reached just before dark.
The Record of a Regiment of the Line|M. Jacson

British Dictionary definitions for amersfoort

Amersfoort

/ (Dutch ˈaːmərsfoːrt) /

noun

a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province. Pop: 131 000 (2003 est)

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