Shipka Pass

American  

[ship-kah] / ˈʃɪp kɑ /

noun

1. a mountain pass in central Bulgaria, in the Balkan Mountains. 4,375 feet (1,335 meters) high.

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Shipka Pass British  

/ ˈʃɪpkə /

noun

1. a pass over the Balkan Mountains in central Bulgaria: scene of a bloody Turkish defeat in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78). Height: 1334 m (4376 ft)

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Example Sentences

The Shipka Pass, due south of Tirnova, was now strongly held, and Turkish troops were hurrying towards the two passes north of Slievno, some fifty miles farther east.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland

Then came the capture of Nikopolis, the repulse at Plevna, the battle of Shipka Pass, another and successful battle of Plevna, the storming of Kars, and then, the Balkans passed,—an advance upon Constantinople.

From A Short History of Russia by Parmele, Mary Platt

This would have involved no great risk; for the Russians occupied the inner lines of what was, roughly speaking, a triangle, resting on the Shipka Pass, the River Lom, and Plevna as its extreme points.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland

The army was, therefore, at once set in motion, General Gourko marching upon the Araba-Konak, Radetzky upon the Shipka Pass.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Forbes had been a witness of the savage tenacity of the Turkish attack and the Russian defence on the hills commanding the Shipka Pass.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland