La Hogue

[ la-awg ]

/ la ˈɔg /

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noun

a roadstead off the NW coast of France; naval battle, 1692.

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Also La Houge

[la-oog]. /la ˈug/.

Words nearby La Hogue

La Habra, La Hague, lahar, lah-di-dah, Lahnda, La Hogue, Lahontan, Lahore, Lahr, Lahti, lai

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British Dictionary definitions for La Hogue

La Hogue

/ (French la ɔɡ) /

noun

a roadstead off the NW coast of France: scene of the defeat of the French by the Dutch and English fleet (1692)

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