Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of southeast England southwest of Colchester. In a bloody battle fought nearby, an invading Viking army defeated a smaller Anglo-Saxon force (991).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A battle in which the Danes defeated the East Saxons in 991; it is celebrated in an old English poem.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem
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Examples
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At this critical juncture, Rochester suddenly remembered that he had heard that the watch in Maldon would be doubled that night.
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Dubois laid the blame for the failed rescue attempt squarely upon Rochester: "I suspected that the Controller had made out the situation in Maldon to be more dangerous than it was in reality."
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"Do you remember a lieutenant in the navy, on half-pay, I believe, at that time, called Maldon?"
Lady Audley's Secret 1875
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He added that the plane crashed into the middle of the lake near Ulting Lane in Langdon village, Maldon, which is both "murky" and deep.
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Flaky sea salt My favorite is Maldon which is pure light flakiness.
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Following an introduction to the language, the book includes texts of major works in Old English such as The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and selections from Beowulf.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Following an introduction to the language, the book includes texts of major works in Old English such as The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and selections from Beowulf.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Until last year, this private island in the Blackwater Estuary near Maldon was run as an exclusive rehab clinic and recording studio.
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Serve a quenelle of the parfait atop a board, sprinkled with Maldon sea salt and alongside brioche toast.
Holiday Showdown: U.S. vs. U.K. Kathleen Squires 2011
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