Senlac

[ sen-lak ]

noun
  1. a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.

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How to use Senlac in a sentence

  • To which the outlaws replied, we are at open war with you, at least as honourable a war as you waged at Senlac.

    The House of Walderne | A. D. Crake
  • Then follows the whole story leading up to the flight of the English at Senlac Hill.

    Normandy, Complete | Gordon Home
  • It could not, on a narrow strip, show us 'the hill of Senlac', but it could—and would—show us the alleged palisade.

  • Man by man the warriors fell in the ranks in which they stood, like the English defenders of the banner of Harold at Senlac.

    The Thirty Years' War | Samuel Rawson Gardiner
  • Meanwhile Harold had gathered his forces, and they were assembled on Senlac Hill, an advantageous position.

    Brave Men and Women | O.E. Fuller

British Dictionary definitions for Senlac

Senlac

/ (ˈsɛnlæk) /


noun
  1. a hill in Sussex: site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066

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