Hugli

or Hoogh·ly

[ hoog-lee ]

/ ˈhug li /

noun

a river in NE India, in W Bengal: the westernmost channel by which the Ganges enters the Bay of Bengal. 160 miles (258 km) long.

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Example sentences from the Web for hugli

He had lately been employed on one of the Company's vessels, but it had been sunk in the Hugli during the siege of Calcutta.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang
At nightfall Desmond learned from one of the drivers that they were still six miles short of being opposite to Hugli.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang
The district forms the central portion of the delta between the Hugli and the united Ganges and Brahmaputra.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3|Various
The famine commissioners in 1867 reported it to be the best harbour on the coast of India from the Hugli to Bombay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various

This was not the first time that Hugli had been the scene of a struggle deciding the fate of a European power in India.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8|Various