Battle of Balaclava
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Battle of Balaclava — (Balaklava) Part of the Crimean War Charge of the Light Brigade by Richard Cat … Wikipedia
Balaclava, Victoria — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Balaclava city = Melbourne state = vic caption = Lady of St Kilda mural on the railway overpass over the main shopping strip on Carlisle Street lga = City of Port Phillip postcode = 3183 pop = 5035… … Wikipedia
Balaclava, Grey County, Ontario — Settled in the early 1850s by Scottish immigrants, Balaclava grew around a mill established by George Scott. The majority of settlers came as a result of the Highland Clearances and/or the Potato Famine (1846 1857). Balaclava was originally… … Wikipedia
Balaclava (clothing) — Different ways of wearing a balaclava … Wikipedia
Balaclava — Places: *Balaklava, a town in the Crimea, Ukraine, site of the Battle of Balaclava of the Crimean War *Balaklava, South Australia *Balaklava, a small town in the Cockpit County in central Jamaica *Balaclava, County Durham, County Durham, England… … Wikipedia
balaclava — Canadian Slang a knit touque/face mask combination, usually worn in winter. The origin of this word is British English and takes its name from The Battle of Balaclava 25 October 1854 during the the Crimean War and the famous Charge Of The Light… … English dialects glossary
balaclava — woolen head covering, especially worn by soldiers, evidently named for village near Sebastopol, Russia, site of a battle Oct. 25, 1854, in the Crimean War. But the term (originally Balaclava helmet) does not appear before 1881 and seems to have… … Etymology dictionary
Battle of Malakoff — Part of the Crimean War Attack on the Malakoff by … Wikipedia
balaclava — n. (in full Balaclava helmet) a tight woollen garment covering the whole head and neck except for parts of the face, worn orig. by soldiers on active service in the Crimean War. Etymology: Balaclava in the Crimea, the site of a battle in 1854 … Useful english dictionary
battle — Synonyms and related words: Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan Corregidor, Bismarck Sea, Blenheim, Bosworth Field, Bouvines … Moby Thesaurus
