[
US
/ɫəˈfɪt/
]
NOUN
- French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
How To Use Lafitte In A Sentence
- However, when Lafitte died, so too died the protection he had provided his homeowner friends from his band of pirate cut-throats.
- We flee in the arms f Lafitte and on the wings of Caillard.
- Comic Truth won the Jean Lafitte Stakes at Delta on November 24 for trainer Cole Norman.
- Extending the generational scope, the two stay with Jorge's father, Matraca, in his palafitte, a hut on stilts above water; each father imparts knowledge and teaches patience to his son. Artforum.com
- As we approach the successful rebellion from Spain, a new cast of characters come in, including the elegant and refined Jean Lafitte - the gay pirate of New Orleans who time and again eluded Spanish authorities. Gods, Gachupines and Gringos: A People's History of Mexico by Richard Grabman
- In moments like these, I knew that Louisiana was still a magical place, not terribly different than it was when Jim Bowie and his business partner the pirate Jean Lafitte smuggled slaves illegally into the United States and kept them in a barracoon, somewhere close to the very spot I was standing on. The Glass Rainbow
- We flee in the arms of Lafitte and on the wings of Caillard.
- Acting as his own cinematographer (he also edited the film), González-Rubio pulls off a remarkable balancing act -- his HD camera is tropistically alert to beauty and sensation but also capable of effacing its own presence, whether in the cramped palafitte or on a narrow fishing boat. Artforum.com
- I made effort to arouse myself by aid of frequent Lafitte, and, all failing, I betook myself to a stray newspaper in despair. Archive 2008-12-01
- However, when Lafitte died, so too died the protection he had provided his homeowner friends from his band of pirate cut-throats.