Mafeking
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Mafeking was lost during the attempted salvage operation.
From BBC • May 1, 2016
Her troops that day had relieved Mafeking, besieged seven months by the Boers.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were a few initial victories, but the mounted, mobile Boers with their magazine-loading Mausers and their devastating "Long Tom" artillery soon drove the British forces into siege positions at Ladysmith, Kimberley and Mafeking.
From Time Magazine Archive
The world of Windsor Castle was not as secure as it seemed on Mafeking night.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Sometimes,” said the King, “I wish you had been born forwards like other people. What with Victorians and Mafeking Night...”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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