Lun in A Sentence

    1

    As Lynn (Lun, Lenne, Bishop's Lynn) owes its origin to the trade which its early settlers carried by the Ouse and its tributaries its history dates from the period of settled occupation by the Saxons.

    2

    Authorities dispute as to the origin of the name, some tracing it to Ara Lunae, a temple of Diana having been erected here, while others more plausibly derive it from the Celtic words ar (mount) and lun (wooded).

    3

    The main Central Asian axis, the Kuen Lun forming the northern edge or ridge of the Tibetan plateau.

    4

    The Mariom Pamir defines the western extremity of the Kuen Lun, which stretches eastwards for 250 m.

    5

    Thus the Himalaya represents the southern face of the great central upheaval - the plateau of Tibet - the northern face of which is buttressed by the Kuen Lun.

    6

    West of the Lun river the defensive line offered by the hills is less defined, and the line adopted for the permanent works was on the north only 3000 yds.