Tugela

British  

/ tuːˈɡeɪlə /

noun

1. a river in E South Africa, rising in the Drakensberg where it forms the Tugela Falls , 856 m (2810 ft) high (highest waterfall in Africa), before flowing east to the Indian Ocean: scene of battles during the Zulu War (1879) and the Boer War (1899–1902). Length: about 500 km (312 miles)

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Example Sentences

Undeterred, he heads off to the Sani Pass, a steep mountain road covered in ice, and the Tugela Falls, which can be reached only by climbing up rickety iron ladders.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2013

And so, in 1879, after presenting demands that no monarch would have met and that Cetshwayo did not understand, the British crossed the Tugela under arms.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Church of Scotland Hospital in Tugela Ferry, South Africa, sits in an arid valley among the mountains of KwaZulu-Natal.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the two years she has spent here in Tugela Ferry, she has learned all about how hard it is to break the cycle of HIV transmission from mother to infant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Standing on the summit one sees the beautiful Tugela, monarch of Natal rivers, majestically winding and cutting its way through the plain.

From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)