Austerlitz

Speech parts

1. Austerlitz - Noun

2. Austerlitz - Proper noun

Meaning

a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II

a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805

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Examples

Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo. Shovel them under and let me work. I am the grass. I cover all. Carl Sandburg

The election before us will be the Austerlitz of American politics. Roscoe Conkling

Ask the average well-educated person about the Napoleonic wars and you’ll hear about Waterloo, and perhaps some other battles like Ulm and Austerlitz. Source: Internet

Following the presentation and time to view the art exhibit, participants will have the option to join Bock at Harris Conservation Area in nearby Austerlitz, N.Y., for a nature walk to see the regional woodland and various wetlands. Source: Internet

Whitlam noted that the polling day was the anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz – at which another "ramshackle, reactionary coalition" had been given a "crushing defeat". Source: Internet

But for Austerlitz, who opens the book with a visit to Hunter’s sister to learn about the brother she lost almost a half century before, Altamont is “about the fundamental trauma of race. Source: Internet

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