Charleroi
or Char·le·roy
a city in S Belgium.
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How to use Charleroi in a sentence
Charleroi surrendered to the French under Jourdan, seven days after the trenches had been opened.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellA newly invented locomotive steam engine has been tried at Charleroi, with full success.
On the Charleroi road, in rear of the centre, Lobau's corps was drawn up in close columns.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) GeorgeThe two armies met just south of Brussels, near Charleroi, where a main road crosses the Sambre.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) GeorgeBetween the flight to Charleroi and the escape to the Bellerophon, Napoleon shows no pluck and no brains.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
British Dictionary definitions for Charleroi
/ (French ʃarlərwa) /
a town in SW Belgium, in Hainaut province: centre of an industrial region. Pop: 200 608 (2004 est)
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