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.

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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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