Hastings Hastings /ˈheɪstɪŋz/

noun

1. The decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest  ( battle of Hastings , Hastings )
   the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
   
   
2. A town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place  ( Hastings )
   a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place
    A short distance from Hastings is the historic site where the famous battle took place.
   A short distance from Hastings is the historic site where the famous battle took place.
   
   
3. United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)  ( Hastings , Thomas Hastings )
   United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)