haugh

[ hahkh, hahf ]

noun

, Scot.

1. a stretch of alluvial land forming part of a river valley; bottom land.

haugh

/ hɑːf; hɑːk; hɒx /

noun

1. dialect.
   a low-lying often alluvial riverside meadow

Word History and Origins

Origin of haugh¹

before 900; Middle English halche, hawgh, Old English healh corner, nook

Word History and Origins

Origin of haugh¹

Old English healh corner of land; see hollow

Example Sentences

Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who took the helm of the N.S.A. and the U.S. military’s Cyber Command in February, said that Beijing had stepped up its cyberefforts and that the United States, in response, was working harder to disrupt that activity.

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“What you see in Volt Typhoon is an example of how China has approached establishing access to put things under threat,” General Haugh said at a security conference at Vanderbilt University.

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General Haugh said China was securing access on critical networks ahead of a direct confrontation between the two countries.

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General Haugh said that Volt Typhoon was part of Beijing’s campaign to expand its global dominance.

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Air Force Gen. Timothy D. Haugh took the helm of the National Security Agency and the Cyber Command on Friday, as the intelligence agencies and military brace for renewed efforts by foreign adversaries to influence the American elections this year.

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