Inkerman

[ ing-ker-mahn ]

/ ˈɪŋ kərˌmɑn /

noun

a town in S Crimea, in S Ukraine: Russian defeat by the English and French 1854.

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Examples from the Web for inkerman

In 1872 he would speak pathetically of his “Crimean muddle,” perplexed, as he well might be, by the intricacies of Inkerman.
A. W. Kinglake|W. Tuckwell
They halted for a time, and then resumed their march to the camp over Inkerman.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
A little after five Mr. Inkerman came quietly into the room accompanied by Gilderman.
Rejected of Men|Howard Pyle
Many full descriptions have been given of Balaclava and Inkerman.
British Regiments at the Front, The Story of Their Battle Honours|Reginald Hodder

Yet in the struggle that was imminent the battle of Inkerman was practically to be decided.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood|Arthur Griffiths

British Dictionary definitions for inkerman

Inkerman

/ (ˈɪŋkəmən, Russian inkɪrˈman) /

noun

a village in Ukraine, in the S Crimea east of Sevastopol: scene of a battle during the Crimean War in which British and French forces defeated the Russians (1854)

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