Culloden

/ (kəˈlɒdən) /

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noun

a moor near Inverness in N Scotland: site of a battle in 1746 in which government troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeated the Jacobites under Prince Charles Edward Stuart

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Words nearby Culloden

cullet, culling, cullion, cullis, Cullman, Culloden, Culloden Moor, cully, culm, culmen, culmicolous

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How to use Culloden in a sentence

Queen Elizabeth wore this purple hat in June 2009 to visit the Culloden Battlefield in Scotland.
Who Wore the Hat Best: Kate Middleton vs. The Queen|Caroline Linton|April 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I was immediately joined and most nobly supported by the Culloden, Captain Troubridge.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
In a little time they proceeded on their march, and engaged the gallant army of the Prince on Culloden Moor.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
After reconnoitring their situation, we found them posted behind some old walls and huts, in a line with Culloden House.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham

The course of the Culloden brought her directly on board one of the enemy's three-deckers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various
He now attacked the four-decker, the Santissima Trinidada, also engaged by the Culloden.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various