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[ ches -uh -peek ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtʃɛs əˌpik / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun (italics ) a U.S. frigate boarded in 1807 by the British, who removed part of its crew and impressed some members into British service: captured by the British in naval battle near Boston in 1813.
a city in SE Virginia.
Words nearby Chesapeake chervonets, Cherwell, Cheryl, Cherylene, Ches., Chesapeake , Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay retriever, che sarà sarà, Cheshire
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Example sentences from the Web for Chesapeake Through the power of monopoly and sharply cutting royalty payments, Chesapeake Energy is now sitting on mountains of money.
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In essence, Chesapeake would get a rebate on the fees it had guaranteed to Access.
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Chesapeake promised Drake one-eighth the value of whatever it made from his well.
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No one at the Chesapeake could seem to explain how the charges were set.
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Moyer said he saw a dramatic difference between what Chesapeake usually charged compared to other energy companies in the area.
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Long ago, when there were none but dark men from the Chesapeake to the hunting grounds beneath the sunset, we were happy.
By order of the company | Mary Johnston
Yet two minutes sufficed to clear the decks of the Chesapeake , and the few visible survivors were thrown down the hatchways.
The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 | Ralph D. Paine
The jewfish is common in more southern waters but there may well have been some strays in the Chesapeake .
The Bounty of the Chesapeake | James Wharton
A short time later she sank beneath the waters of the Chesapeake , and is now remembered only as the antagonist of the "Monitor."
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV | John Lord
This was the only shot that the "Chesapeake " fired during the affair,—battle it cannot be called.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.
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