Synonyms:
Hastings, battle_of_Hastings
Meaning: the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
Synonyms:
Hastings
Meaning: a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place
Synonyms:
Hastings, Thomas_Hastings
Meaning: United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
Usage examples
My Lord Hastings came to see maman early this morning.
The party in the kiosk were sepoys and British officers, headed by Hastings.
This brother, and this Norwegian King, joining their forces against England, with Duke William's help, won a fight in which the English were commanded by two nobles; and then besieged York. Harold, who was waiting for the Normans on the coast at Hastings, with his army, marched to Stamford Bridge upon the river Derwent to give them instant battle.