Charleroi

American

[shar-luh--rwa] / ʃar lə ˈrwa /

Or Charleroy

noun

a city in S Belgium.

Charleroi British

/ ʃarlərwa /

noun

a town in SW Belgium, in Hainaut province: centre of an industrial region. Pop: 200 608 (2004 est)

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Officials at Brussels's second-largest airport, Charleroi, said air traffic was briefly halted there as a precaution too.

From BBC

Air traffic was also halted as a precaution at the second-largest airport Charleroi, operators there said.

From Barron's

There were no services at Belgium's second biggest airport at Charleroi, and all departures and many of the arrivals were cancelled at Brussels Airport.

From BBC

Frustrated by the slow progress of the game in the US, Mandaric bought Belgian club Charleroi and then moved on to Nice.

From BBC

The budget airline said it will cut three aircraft from those based at Charleroi airport in Belgium, two from Dublin and five from Italian airports, including Bergamo, Naples and Pisa.

From Reuters

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