Inkerman

[ ing-ker-mahn ]

/ ˈɪŋ kərˌmɑn /

noun

a town in S Crimea, in S Ukraine: Russian defeat by the English and French 1854.

Example sentences from the Web for inkerman

In 1872 he would speak pathetically of his “Crimean muddle,” perplexed, as he well might be, by the intricacies of Inkerman.

A. W. Kinglake |W. Tuckwell
They halted for a time, and then resumed their march to the camp over Inkerman.

The British Expedition to the Crimea |William Howard Russell
A little after five Mr. Inkerman came quietly into the room accompanied by Gilderman.

Rejected of Men |Howard Pyle
Many full descriptions have been given of Balaclava and Inkerman.

British Regiments at the Front, The Story of Their Battle Honours |Reginald Hodder

Yet in the struggle that was imminent the battle of Inkerman was practically to be decided.

The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood |Arthur Griffiths

British Dictionary definitions for inkerman

Inkerman

/ (ˈɪŋkəmən, Russian inkɪrˈman) /

noun

a village in Ukraine, in the S Crimea east of Sevastopol: scene of a battle during the Crimean War in which British and French forces defeated the Russians (1854)

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Inkerman

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