La Hogue
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
La Hogue and Trafalgar were purely naval; while Quebec was the result of a joint expedition in which the naval forces far exceeded the military.
From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by William Charles Henry Wood
At length, towards evening, Cape La Hogue and the coast of France, to the westward of Cherbourg, appeared in sight.
From From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure by Archibald Webb
An attempt is to be made to raise thirteen French warships which were sunk when the English and Dutch fleets routed the French off Cape La Hogue.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
The King landed at La Hogue, or Saint Vaast-la-Hogue, as it is now called, where he knighted the Prince of Wales and made Warwick and Harcourt marshals of his army.
From Brittany & Its Byways by Mrs. Bury Palliser
The fleet that was to replace James II. on his throne was destroyed at La Hogue by Russell.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
