Balaklava

[ bal-uh-klah-vuh; Russian buh-luh-klah-vuh ]

/ ˌbæl əˈklɑ və; Russian bə lʌˈklɑ və /

noun

a seaport in S Crimea, in the S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: scene of English cavalry charge against Russians (1854), celebrated in Tennyson's poem Charge of the Light Brigade.

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Example sentences from the Web for balaklava

When they entered the harbor of Balaklava, they found all the vessels crowded with people.
Florence Nightingale the Angel of the Crimea|Laura E. Richards
They have the spice odor that I sniffed on the winds that came to us when we lay in the trenches at Balaklava.
The Best Short Stories of 1915|Various
Monsieur Soyer has been absent from Balaklava these last three days, and has not been heard of.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis Soyer
The entire army was out, including the cavalry and artillery from Balaklava.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell

At twelve precisely, the keys of Balaklava were to be given up.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis Soyer

British Dictionary definitions for balaklava

Balaklava

Balaclava

/ (ˌbæləˈklɑːvə, Russian bəlaˈklavə) /

noun

a small port in Ukraine, in S Crimea: scene of an inconclusive battle (1854), which included the charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean War

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