1. Crimean War - Noun
2. Crimean War - Proper noun
a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
Source: WordNetThe Crimean War is one of the bad jokes of history. Philip Guedalla
The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father and me, and struck some on an anvil to show that only the part touched by the hammer exploded without spreading. Alfred Nobel
Aberdeen's career was dominated by foreign policy, but his experience did not prevent the slide towards the Crimean War. Source: Internet
After the British artillery was shown up in the Crimean War as having barely changed since the Napoleonic Wars the industrialist William Armstrong was awarded a contract by the government to design a new piece of artillery. Source: Internet
Another older war memorial in the school is the entry chamber to Chapel, known as "Crimea" after the Crimean War of the early 1850s, and bearing the names of Wykehamists who died at the siege of Sevastopol. Source: Internet
Alma House dates from 1865 and was originally called Alma Lodge, having been named after the Battle of Alma which, in 1854, was the first battle of the Crimean War. Source: Internet