Ramillies

[ French ra-mee-yee ]

/ French ra miˈyi /

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noun

a village in central Belgium: Marlborough's defeat of the French 1706.

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How to use Ramillies in a sentence

The opportunity was much like that which Marlborough saw at Ramillies, and was used with equally decisive effect.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
The victory of Ramillies was followed by the immediate occupation of the whole of Belgium.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
In the completeness of the disorganisation inflicted by defeat, Ramillies has perhaps no superior in modern times except Waterloo.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
In fact the allies had much the same sort of opportunity which Marlborough used with such overwhelming effect at Ramillies.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

Very soon all the ships of war parted company, and the Ramillies was left with a few merchantmen only around her.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ramillies

Ramillies

/ (ˈræmɪliːz, French ramiji) /

noun

a village in central Belgium where the Duke of Marlborough defeated the French in 1706

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