Balaklava
Proper noun
Meaning
Balaklava
A former city in Crimea, now part of Sevastopol.
Examples
All three mountain chains of Crimean mountains are represented in Sevastopol, the southern chain by the Balaklava Highlands, the inner chain by the Mekenziev Mountains, and the outer chain by the Kara-Tau Upland (Black Mountain).
Away in a remote location southeast of Sevastopol is located the former city of Balaklava (since 1957 incorporated within Sevastopol), the bay of which in Soviet times served as a main port for the Soviet diesel-powered submarines.
W. Bruce Lincoln, The Romanovs, p. 425. This failure was followed by lost battles at Balaklava and Inkerman.
In 1957, the town of Balaklava was incorporated into Sevastopol.
The Last Dodge for the "Orphane" The New "Charge at Balaklava."