Definition of Halts

1. Noun. (plural of halt) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of halt) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Halts

1. halt [v] - See also: halt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Halts

halterini
halterinis
halterkini
halterkinis
halterless
halterneck
halternecks
halters
halteth
halting
halting problem
haltingly
haltingness
haltings
haltless
halts (current term)
halurgist
halurgists
halurgite
halurgy
halutz
halutzim
halva
halvah
halvahs
halvans
halvarine
halvarines
halvas
halve

Literary usage of Halts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bits of Talk about Home Matters by Helen Hunt Jackson (1873)
"THE READY-TO-halts. IV/TR. READY-TO-HALT must have been the most •*•*•*- exasperating pilgrim ... The Ready-to-halts are never ready for any thing else. ..."

2. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... surround him—Clauzel makes a forced march to Tudela—Is in great danger —Escapes to Zaragoza—halts there—Is deceived by Mina and finally marches to Jaca— ..."

3. The History of the Restoration of Monarchy in France by Alphonse de Lamartine (1872)
"... Grouchy pursues the Prussians, and halts at Gembloux—Napoleon at Quatre-Bras—Meeting of the Emperor and Ney—Field of Battle of Waterloo—Napoleon halts ..."

4. Technique of Modern Tactics: A Study of Troop Leading Methods in the by Paul Stanley Bond, Michael Joseph McDonough (1916)
"The average speed of infantry without halts is 3 miles per hour (a mile in 20 minutes) or, including halts, 2^/2 miles per hour. ..."

5. 1812; the War, and Its Moral: A Canadian Chronicle by William Foster Coffin (1864)
"Proctor falls back to Baptiste Creek—General Harrison with Perry's assistance follows— 5th October—British force halts at ..."

6. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"... with Issue, a Flank-march on the Part of Friedrich's Army, — which halts at Hochkirch (Septem, her 12th-0ctober 10th, 1758). Daun, since August 26th, ..."

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