CHESAPEAKE


Meaning of CHESAPEAKE in English

/ches"euh peek'/ , n.

1. ( italics ) a U.S. frigate boarded in 1807 by the British, who removed part of its crew and impressed some members into British service: captured by the British in naval battle near Boston in 1813.

2. a city in SE Virginia. 114,486.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .