- Black Hole of Calcutta, the
- Black Hole of Cal|cut|ta, the [ ,blæk ,houl əv kæl`kʌtə ]a place that is very crowded and uncomfortable
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Black Hole of Calcutta, the
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(the) Black Hole of Calcutta — the Black Hole of Calcutta [the Black Hole of Calcutta] the name later given to the tiny room in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, in which 146 British prisoners, including one woman, were put by the Indian leader who captured them on 20 June 1756. The… … Useful english dictionary
Black Hole of Calcutta — The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small dungeon in Fort William where troops of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud Daulah, held British prisoners of war after the capture of Fort William on June 20, 1756. John Zephaniah Holwell claimed that following… … Wikipedia
Black Hole of Calcutta — black hole lack hole A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock up or guardroom; now commonly with allusion to the cell (the Black Hole) in a fort at Calcutta (called the {Black Hole of Calcutta}), into which 146 English prisoners were… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black Hole of Calcutta — the name later given to the tiny room in Calcutta, India, in which 146 British prisoners, including one woman, were put by the Indian leader who captured them on 20 June 1756. The next morning only 22 men and the woman were still alive, though… … Universalium
Black Hole of Calcutta — Black Hole of Cal|cut|ta, the a small room used as a prison in Calcutta, India. In 1756, 146 British prisoners were put into it, and most of them died in one night. People sometimes say that a small very crowded room or dark place is like the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Black hole (disambiguation) — A black hole is an object with sufficient density that the force of gravity prevents anything from escaping from it except through quantum tunneling behavior.It can also refer to:in media: * The Black Hole , a 1979 science fiction movie * Black… … Wikipedia
Black Hole of Calcutta — noun a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj ud daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive • Instance Hypernyms: ↑keep, ↑donjon, ↑dungeon … Useful english dictionary
BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA — a confined apartment 13 ft. square, into which 146 English prisoners were crammed by the orders of Surajah Dowia on the 19th June 1756; their sufferings were excruciating, and only 23 survived till morning … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Black Hole of Calcutta — noun a dungeon in which the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 confined 146 English prisoners for a night, of whom only 23 were alive in the morning …
black hole — lack hole A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock up or guardroom; now commonly with allusion to the cell (the Black Hole) in a fort at Calcutta (called the {Black Hole of Calcutta}), into which 146 English prisoners were thrust by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
