DARLING, GRACE


Meaning of DARLING, GRACE in English

Darling, Grace BrE AmE

(1815–42) a British woman whose father was in charge of a ↑ lighthouse (=a tower with a flashing light that guides ships away from dangerous rocks) , and who is remembered for bravely rowing (↑ row 2 ) out to sea in a little boat during a storm to save nine people whose boat had sunk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.