Meerut

[ meer-uh t ]

/ ˈmɪər ət /

noun

a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.

Example sentences from the Web for meerut

At Allygurh the forces, marching respectively from Delhi and Meerut, united on the 11th.

Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India |W. S. R. Hodson
Inevitably the 7th Meerut Division got the meagrest show in such meagre dispatches as the Censors allowed him to send home.

The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad |Edward John Thompson
The moon rose on a terrified mob trudging or riding the forty miles of road between Meerut and the Mogul capital.

The Red Year |Louis Tracy
The first outbreak occurred at Meerut, where were stationed about two thousand English soldiers and three thousand native troops.

Rujub, the Juggler |G. A. Henty

On the staff of the Meerut paper were several gentlemen belonging to each branch of the service.

Wanderings in India |John Lang

British Dictionary definitions for meerut

Meerut

/ (ˈmɪərət) /

noun

an industrial city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh: founded as a military base by the British in 1806 and scene of the first uprising (1857) of the Indian Mutiny. Pop: 1 074 229 (2001)

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