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Mount Butler

Mount Butler proper noun: a peak in Eastern district, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Mount Butler

  1. A peak in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
    • The first reached its objective but, attacked by superior numbers, was forced back next morning. The second found that the enemy was already holding Mount Butler and withdrew under heavy fire; the third held the road junction throughout the night despite heavy fire from Jardines Lookout.1957, Stanley Woodburn Kirby, The War Against Japan: The loss of Singapore, page 131
    • The British positions at Mount Butler, Mount Parker, Braemar Hill and the urban area of North Point were all under heavy assault.2014, Kwong Chi Man, Tsoi Yiu Lun, “The Fall of Hong Kong, December 1941”, in Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 195

Examples of Mount Butler in a sentence

  • Gresham, to try and re-take the Lookout and make another attempt on Mount Butler.2016, Brereton Greenhous, "C" Force to Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe, Dundurn, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 80:
  • A typical day for her begins at 4:30 a.m., when she slips out of her employer’s apartment for a “sunrise jog,” a five-mile round-trip run to the summit of nearby Mount Butler, a 1,430-foot peak.2019 May 25, Mary Hui, “‘Not Just a Maid’: The Ultra-Running Domestic Workers of Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
  • First, there is a sharp descent, with the quarry on your left, then a steep set of stairs up to Mount Butler, which has a great view of its own.2020 May 13, Mark Agnew, “The best hikes with views of Hong Kong – take in the skyline from a new and unique angle”, in South China Morning...

Origin of Mount Butler

Unknown.

Questions about Mount Butler

What does Mount Butler mean?
Mount Butler means a peak in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
How do you use Mount Butler in a sentence?
Gresham, to try and re-take the Lookout and make another attempt on Mount Butler.
What part of speech is Mount Butler?
Mount Butler is a proper noun.

Words near Mount Butler in the dictionary

  1. Mount Buller
  2. Mount Bures
  3. Mount Burnett
  4. Mount Burrell
  5. Mount Bute
  6. Mount Butler
  7. Mount Caburn
  8. Mount Camel
  9. Mount Cameron
  10. Mount Carmel
  11. Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines

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