Calais
['kælei]
Definition
(noun.) a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558.
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Examples
- He was dined at the H?tel de Ville, given the Legion of Honor, and money was subscribed for a monument to mark the place near Calais where he commenced his flight. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He had seen the prisoner show these identical lists to French gentlemen at Calais, and similar lists to French gentlemen, both at Calais and Boulogne. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Inquiring after him at night, Mr Flintwinch found, with surprise, that he had paid his bill and gone back to the Continent by way of Calais. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Arthur Clennam had made his unavailing expedition to Calais in the midst of a great pressure of business. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Introduces the next The passengers were landing from the packet on the pier at Calais. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It were no mighty leap methinks from Calais to Dover. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Our horses had become, through their long holiday, almost wild, and we crossed the plain round Calais with impetuous speed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The first attempt to establish a submarine circuit between Dover and Calais took place on the 28th of August, 1850. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I never, he declared with intensity, was more nearly frozen than once, in April, in the train between Calais and Paris. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Another day's sun saw him at Calais. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Off that place, one of the three had inquired at what time they would reach Calais. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Adrian and his division, consisting in all of five hundred persons, were to take the direction of Dover and Calais. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He had asked the prisoner, aboard the Calais packet, if he wanted a handy fellow, and the prisoner had engaged him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- When we arrived at Calais to cross over, everybody made for the restaurant. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- France was a blank; during the long line of road from Calais to Paris not one human being was found. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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