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Hastings
[ hey-stingz ]
noun
- Thomas, 1860–1929, U.S. architect.
- Warren, 1732–1818, British statesman: first governor general of India 1773–85.
- a seaport in E Sussex, in SE England: William the Conqueror defeated the Saxons near here on Senlac Hill 1066.
- a city in S Nebraska.
- a town in SE Minnesota.
Hastings
1/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
- a port in SE England, in East Sussex on the English Channel: near the site of the Battle of Hastings (1066), in which William the Conqueror defeated King Harold; chief of the Cinque Ports. Pop: 85 828 (2001)
- a town in New Zealand, on E North Island: centre of a rich agricultural and fruit-growing region. Pop: 71 100 (2004 est)
Hastings
2/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
- HastingsGavin1962MScottishSPORT AND GAMES: rugby union player Gavin. born 1962, Scottish Rugby Union footballer; played for Scotland (1986–95), scoring 667 points in 61 games
- HastingsWarren17321818MBritishPOLITICS: colonial administrator Warren. 1732–1818, British administrator in India; governor general of Bengal (1773–85). He implemented important reforms but was impeached by parliament (1788) on charges of corruption; acquitted in 1795
Example Sentences
Last year the District Councils' Network said councils were spending most of the council tax they received on temporary housing, with Crawley, Hastings and Dartford spending more than 50% of council tax receipts on it.
The incident led the organisers of the Hastings half marathon on Sunday to cancel the event, which had more than 3,000 runners take part last year.
Organisers of the Hastings Half Marathon are due to decide whether the race will go ahead after police destroyed chemicals which were discovered nearby.
Helena Dollimore, Labour MP for Hastings and Rye, says she had been in contact with the Home Secretary, who had been briefed on the incident.
In Terminal 4 at JFK, British serviceman William Hastings, 31, camped out, enduring a similar ordeal with a different airline, Delta.
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