Galle

American  

[gahl] / gɑl /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.

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Galle British  

/ ˈɡɔːl /

noun

1. Former name: Point de Galle.  a port in SW Sri Lanka; along with other coastal settlements, it suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 90 270 (2001)

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Example Sentences

“We see a lot of cheap talk from billionaires,” said UC Berkeley law professor Brian Galle, who helped write the proposal.

From Los Angeles Times

University of California-Berkeley law professor Brian Galle helped draft the proposal.

From Barron's

“This is a group of taxpayers who literally cannot spend their money fast enough,” Galle says.

From Barron's

Wealth taxes are not unprecedented in the U.S. and versions exist in Switzerland and Spain, said Brian Galle, a taxation expert and law professor at UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times

Also on the card, New Zealand-born Australian Cherneka Johnson beat Amanda Galle on points to retain her undisputed bantamweight title, while Costa Rican Yokasta Valle outpointed Yadira Bustillos to keep hold of her WBC minimumweight belt.

From BBC