वेलाकूल — {kūla} n. the sea-shore, coast (rarely the bank of a river) Uttamac. BhP##mfn. situated on the sea-coast BhP##n. N. of a district (the modern Tāmalipta or Tamlūk [see {tāma-lipta}], said to be in the district of Midnapur or in the southern part of the present Hūglī district, forming the west bank of the Hūglī river at its union with the sea##a village having the name Beercool {Bīrkūl}, said to be derived from Velā-kūla, still exists near the sea-shore##it is a hot-weather retreat from Calcutta and was formerly a favourite resort of Warren Hastings##See Hunter's Gazetteer)