a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents
the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)
双语例句
During the defence of the Lucknow Residency in the Indian Mutiny of 1857, all kinds of unusual items were used to construct barricades. 一八五七年印度兵变，勒克瑙市英国总督特派大员管辖区在防战中出动各式各样古怪东西建筑防御工事。
