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Hugli

or Hoogh·ly

[ hoog-lee ]

noun

  1. a river in NE India, in W Bengal: the westernmost channel by which the Ganges enters the Bay of Bengal. 160 miles (258 km) long.


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Example Sentences

His passing at Khulna and Amboa would be reported, and a watch would be kept for him at Hugli.

At nightfall Desmond learned from one of the drivers that they were still six miles short of being opposite to Hugli.

By daybreak they were some distance past Hugli, still keeping about five miles from the river.

Six weeks later a heavily-laden petala, with a dinghy trailing behind, was dropping down the river above Hugli.

He had lately been employed on one of the Company's vessels, but it had been sunk in the Hugli during the siege of Calcutta.

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