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Hastings
n.
port city in southeast England, one of the Cinque Ports; city in Nebraska (USA); city in New Zealand; family name; Thomas Hastings (1860-1929, famous United States architect who together with his partner John Merven Carrere founded a prominent architectural firm; Warren Hastings (1732-1818), British statesman who served as the first governor general of India (from 1773 to 1785); Battle of Hastings
hastings
n.
early peas; early vegetables or fruits
Hastings
Hastings is an historic town and
borough in the
county of
East Sussex, within the
historic county of
Sussex, on the south coast of
England. The town is located east of the county town of
Lewes and south east of
London, and has an estimated population of 90,254, which makes it the 66th largest settlement in the United Kingdom.
Hastings
Noun
1. United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
(synonym) Thomas Hastings
(hypernym) architect, designer
2. a town in East Sussex just south of the place where the Battle of Hastings took place
(hypernym) town
(part-holonym) East Sussex
3. the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
(synonym) battle of Hastings
(hypernym) pitched battle
(part-holonym) Norman Conquest
(classification) England
Hastings
(v.)
Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Hastings, Battle of
October 14, 1066. Decisive
battle between the English forces of Harold Godwineson,
king of England, and William I,
duke of Normandy. Harold’s forces were exhausted, on foot, having marched from a victorious battle against
cavalry in September 26. Drawing the
shield men into a line across the top of the hill, William’s cavalry threw themselves against the wall to no avail. Finally, the cavalry retreated in apparent disorder, through a ruse, and fell upon Harold’s now disogranized foot as they pursued in search of
booty . Harold himself took an arrow to the eye, and William was able to march into England, establishing a Norman conquest leaving an indelible mark on English culture. The battle also reinforced the medieval belief in the superiority of mounted cavalry against foot, delaying the experimentation of medieval armies with mixed forces until the late 14th century.
