Ladysmith

[ ley-dee-smith ]

noun
  1. a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.

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How to use Ladysmith in a sentence

  • We pictured their signal quartermaster racking the pigeon-holes to spell "Ladysmith," and expected a gaudy display.

    The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
  • Curiously enough, he says that Ladysmith was in far worse case than Mafeking when relieved.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
  • He says Colenso was by far the worst battle, and the last fortnight before the relief of Ladysmith was a terrible strain.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
  • His squadron was with Buller all through the terrible struggle from Colenso to Ladysmith, which they were the first to enter.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
  • In Ladysmith you could have blown any of them over with a puff of air, and the defence was nearly broken down.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers

British Dictionary definitions for Ladysmith

Ladysmith

/ (ˈleɪdɪˌsmɪθ) /


noun
  1. a city in E South Africa: besieged by Boers for four months (1899–1900) during the Boer War. Pop: 41 427 (2001)

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