Harfleur

British  

/ ˈhɑːflɜːr, arflœr /

noun

1. a port in N France, in Seine-Maritime department: important centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 8517 (1999)

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Example Sentences

And Debbie Harry Potter, the inspirational king who used the power of necromancy and electro-pop to defeat the French at Harfleur.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2012

It had rained during the siege of Harfleur, too.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2012

Nor could he speak, as Douglas MacArthur could, like Henry V before Harfleur.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the siege of Harfleur in 1415 the chief engineer was designated Master of the King’s Works, Guns and Ordnance, and the corps under him numbered 500 men, including 21 foot-archers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Harfleur taken by Henry V., 302; secured by the Duke of Bedford, 303.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson