Charleroi

[ shar-luh rwa ]

/ ʃar lə ˈrwa /

a city in S Belgium.

Example sentences from the Web for charleroi

At nightfall on August 22, 1914, Charleroi burst into flames.

The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) |Various
A Belgian diplomat in Paris related an incident he observed at Charleroi.

America's War for Humanity |Thomas Herbert Russell
But one thing saved the British from another defeat and prevented a more disastrous retreat than that from Mons and Charleroi.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 |Various
They had not broken through—save for advance cavalry—at Charleroi.

The Wonder of War on Land |Francis Rolt-Wheeler

The prince had come again, and Charleroi woke from its long sleep.

Roads of Destiny |O. Henry

Charleroi

/ (French ʃarlərwa) /

a town in SW Belgium, in Hainaut province: centre of an industrial region. Pop: 200 608 (2004 est)