Synonyms:
Hannibal
Meaning: a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
Synonyms:
Hannibal
Meaning: general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
Usage examples
This was the moment for which Hannibal had waited.
Johnny Hannibal is taking care of me," answered Mrs. Sam, coldly.
Hannibal, whose business it is to get into Italy from Gaul, sets about blasting the Alps.
While this contest was going on, Hannibal advanced his centre so as to form a salient angle projecting in front of his line.
She wished him back again, but he was embarked in an enterprise to dispute with Johnny Hannibal a place near Miss St. Joseph.
She sees unmoved the heroic efforts which Hannibal and his army are making to save her, and she will not stretch out a hand to aid him.
The river, whose general course was east and west, made a loop, and across this Hannibal had drawn up his army with both wings resting upon the river.
The Roman cavalry, numbering two thousand four hundred men, was on his right wing, and was thus opposed to Hannibal's heavy cavalry, eight thousand strong.
"Hanno's faction is all powerful at present," he said, "and were Hannibal himself here I doubt whether his voice could stir the senate into taking action such as is needed.
I think it would be in the highest degree dangerous were we, as you propose, to introduce you suddenly to the senate as Hannibal's ambassador to them, and leave you to plead his cause.