Coromandel Coast

American  

[kawr-uh-man-dl, kor-, kawr-, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˈmæn dl, ˈkɒr-, ˌkɔr-, ˌkɒr- /

noun

1. a coastal region in SE India, S of the Krishna River.

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Coromandel Coast British  

/ ˌkɒrəˈmændəl /

noun

1. the SE coast of India, along the Bay of Bengal, extending from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River

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Example Sentences

Cuddalore, British post in India, on Coromandel Coast, besieged by Hyder Ali and Suffren, 242; taken by Hyder Ali, 244; British attempt to retake, 252; relieved by Suffren, 252-254.

From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

India, China, Arabia, Persia, Asia Minor, Africa, and the Coromandel Coast all have a common type of plant which probably first grew in the latter place and was transplanted from there to the other countries.

From Carl and the Cotton Gin by Bassett, Sara Ware

According to Mr. Burnell it was the "Pattanam 'par excellence' of the Coromandel Coast, and the great port of the Chola kingdom."

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

On the Coromandel Coast, at Madagascar, in the African waters, and above all in the West Indian and American seas, the pirates were a constant menace.

From The Green Flag by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

There are always breakers, however, on the Coromandel Coast, and Mr. Day found the landing so exciting that in his report to the Council at Masulipatam he wrote of 'the heavy and dangerous surf'.

From The Story of Madras by Barlow, Glyn