Hard-hit

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of hard hit. alt-of, alternative

    "Hard-hit by the Arctic winter, the Waverley route was completely closed from January 6-9, when an avalanche between Whitrope and Riccarton marooned Class A2 4-6-2 No. 60535 Hornet's Beauty."

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"Thousands of homes were without clean water and electricity in the city of Hiroshima and other hard-hit areas."

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