FORT MCHENRY

Meaning of FORT MCHENRY in English

a fort in N Maryland, at the entrance to Baltimore harbor: during its bombardment by the British in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner.

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FORT MCHENRY — Military fort and national monument, Baltimore , Maryland, U.S. During the War of 1812 , the British bombarded it in …
Английский словарь Британика
FORT MCHENRY — см Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
FORT MCHENRY — см. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
FORT MCHENRY — Fort Mc ‧ Hen ‧ ry /ˌfɔːt məkˈhenri $ ˌfɔːrt-/ BrE AmE a ↑ fort in the ↑ harbour of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORT MCHENRY — Military fort and national monument, Baltimore , Maryland, U.S. During the War of 1812 , the British bombarded it in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FORT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fort Knox Fort Lauderdale Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort McHenry Fort Stanwix Treaties of …
Английский словарь Британика
FORT — forteresse
English interlingue dictionary
FORT — kota
English-Visayan vocabulary
FORT — noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French ~, from ~, adjective, strong, from Latin ~is Date: 15th century a strong …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORT — I. ˈfō(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)r], -ōə], -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English forte, from Middle French fort, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORT — (n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, …
Английский словарь Webster
MCHENRY — /meuhk hen"ree, meuh ken"-/ , n. 1. a town in NE Illinois. 10,908. 2. Fort . See Fort McHenry .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORT — /fawrt, fohrt/ , n. 1. a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORT — n. part of the names of several cities in the USA (i.e. Fort Worth)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORT — noun Etymology: Middle English forte, from Anglo-French fort, from fort, adjective, strong, from Latin fortis Date: 15th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORT — [fort] n [ME forte, fr. MF fort, fr. fort, adj., strong, fr. L fortis] (15c) 1: a strong or fortified …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MCHENRY — McHenry BrE AmE mək ˈhen ri
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FORT — fort, Fort BrE AmE fɔːt AmE fɔːrt foʊrt ▷ forts fɔːts AmE fɔːrts foʊrts ▶ ₍ˌ₎ Fort ˈ Knox BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FORT — / fɔːt; NAmE fɔːrt/ noun 1. a building or buildings built in order to defend an area against attack 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORT — fort /fɔːt $ fɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin fortis 'strong' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORT — n. 1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. [F fort or It. forte f. L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORT — n. 1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. [ F fort or It. forte f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORT — n.1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. Etymology: F fort or It. forte f. L …
Oxford English vocab
FORT — ( forts) 1. A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE old ▪ He passes through it every time he rides to the old earth …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORT — [noun] [C] - a military building consisting of an area enclosed by a strong wall, in which soldiers live and …
Cambridge English vocab
FORT — n. Fort Lamy Fort Knox Fort Lauderdale Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort McHenry Fort Stanwix Treaties of Fort Sumter National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FORT — See: HOLD THE FORT.
Slang English vocab
MCHENRY — Classification: County Located in: North Dakota (ND) Total Population (2000): 5987 Total Housing Units (2000): 2983 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MCHENRY — Classification: City Located in: North Dakota (ND) Total Population (2000): 71 Total Housing Units (2000): 45 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MCHENRY — Classification: City Located in: Kentucky (KY) Total Population (2000): 417 Total Housing Units (2000): 186 Land Area (square meters): 1800234 …
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MCHENRY — Classification: County Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 260077 Total Housing Units (2000): 92908 Land Area (square meters): 1563078834 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MCHENRY — Classification: City Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 21501 Total Housing Units (2000): 8127 Land Area (square meters): 30097444 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
FORT — n. Function: noun a structure or place offering resistance to a hostile force FF1C; settlers fled to the fort FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FORT — noun a structure or place offering resistance to a hostile force settlers fled to the fort Synonyms: citadel, fastness, fortress, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FORT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill ▪ border ( esp. AmE ) ▪ Iron Age , Roman , Saxon , etc. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FORT — See: HOLD THE FORT.
Словарь английских идиом
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort ≈ сильный форт a fort falls ≈ крепость сдается a fort holds out ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORT — fort.ogg fɔ:t n 1. воен. 1> укреплённый узел 2> ист. форт 2. амер. ист. фактория 3. геол. возвышенность to hold …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FORT — n 1. воен. 1> укреплённый узел 2> ист. форт 2. амер. ист. фактория 3. геол. возвышенность to hold the fort …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort — сильный форт a fort falls — крепость сдается a fort holds out — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort — сильный форт a fort falls — крепость сдается a fort holds out — крепость держится до конца •• to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort ≈ сильный форт a fort falls ≈ крепость сдается a fort holds out ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT — geographical name site in Baltimore, Maryland, of a fort bombarded 1814 by the British
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT — geographical name site in Baltimore, Maryland, of a fort bombarded 1814 by the British
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT AND HISTORIC SHRINE — site of the star-shaped fort that successfully defended Baltimore, Md., U.S., from a British attack during the War of 1812. …
Britannica English vocabulary
58464 — State: NORTH DAKOTA City: MCHENRY
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MARYLAND — State (pop., 2000: 5,296,486), eastern U.S. A Middle Atlantic state, it is deeply indented by Chesapeake Bay and is bordered …
Английский словарь Британика
KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT — born Aug. 1, 1779, Frederick county, Md., U.S. died Jan. 11, 1843, Baltimore, Md. U.S. lawyer, author of "The Star …
Английский словарь Британика
RURAL — I. ˈru̇rəl, ˈrür- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ruralis, from rur-, rus country, open land + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VITAMIN A EXCESS — also called Hypervitaminosis A, toxic condition most frequently produced by a high intake of vitamin A, generally 150 mg daily …
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DOUBLE DACTYLS — also called higgledy-piggledy a light-verse form consisting of eight lines of two dactyls each, arranged in two stanzas. The first …
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FLAG OF THE — national flag consisting of white stars (50 since July 4, 1960) on a blue canton with a field of 13 …
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STAR-SPANGLED BANNER, THE — national anthem of the United States. Francis Scott Key, a lawyer, wrote the lyrics after watching the British attack Fort …
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SMITH, SAMUEL — born July 27, 1752, Carlisle, Pa. [United States] died April 22, 1839, Baltimore, Md., U.S. U.S. soldier and politician best …
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS — also called Northern Marianas, officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United …
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MICRONESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of those Pacific Islands grouped as Micronesia. The islands include Kiribati (formerly …
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MERRYMAN, EX PARTE — (1861), in U.S. legal history, American Civil War case contesting the president's power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus …
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MARYLAND — The Middle Atlantic region. a constituent state of the United States of America lying in the Middle Atlantic region of …
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KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT — born Aug. 1, 1779, Frederick County, Md., U.S. died Jan. 11, 1843, Baltimore U.S. lawyer, best known as the author …
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EADS, JAMES B — Additional reading His writings are collected in Estill McHenry (ed.), Addresses and Papers of James B. Eads (1884). Florence L. …
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BALTIMORE — Балтимор Город на севере штата Мэриленд, в устье р. Патапско [Patapsco River], в 24 км от Чесапикского залива [Chesapeake Bay] и …
BALTIMORE — Балтимор Город на севере штата Мэриленд, в устье р. Патапско [Patapsco River], в 24 км от Чесапикского залива [Chesapeake Bay] …

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