Hugli or Hoogh·ly [hoog-lee] Examples noun
- 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.
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The following day the Glamorgan Castle dropped her anchor in the Hooghly.
W.H.G. Kingston
Hooghly water is considered sacred by the Hindus living in this section.
Samuel Murray
The ashes are thrown in a lagoon of the Hooghly, or Ganges, River.
Samuel Murray
The Hooghly, with its floating corpses, had scarcely moved him.
Ren de Pont-Jest
To assist the army the squadron entered the Hooghly, when a body of seamen was landed to attack the fort of Boujee.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves
W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for hooghly Hooghly noun
- a river in NE India, in West Bengal: the westernmost and commercially most important channel by which the River Ganges enters the Bay of Bengal. Length: 232 km (144 miles)
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