lash-up
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If a spontaneous lash-up could achieve such an outcome, the thinking went, an organised approach should do even better.
From Economist • Sep. 1, 2016
It was a strange, new lash-up in foreign affairs, a combination of economizers who don't care much about foreign aid and others who, caring a lot, mistrust the whole Administration Far Eastern program.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Navy will keep its big lash-up on Leyte Gulf.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the Hearst-Howard weekday mix strikes most observers as workable enough, there is no lack of skepticism about the Sunday lash-up.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Rather a lash-up, what?" exclaimed Peter, as he noted the damage.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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