black hole of calcutta

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Определение black hole of calcutta в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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 Black Hole of Calcutta

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

Расстановка переносов

black hole of Cal·cut·ta

Турецкое произношение

bläk hōl ıv kälkʌtı

Произношение

/ˈblak ˈhōl əv ˌkalˈkətə/ /ˈblæk ˈhoʊl əv ˌkælˈkʌtə/