1. Cherbourg - Noun
2. Cherbourg - Proper noun
a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
Source: WordNetMost services are operated by French company Brittany Ferries with some to Cherbourg and Le Havre by Condor Ferries and DFDS Seaways. Source: Internet
This included new car ferry services between Southampton (Eastleigh) and Cherbourg as well as between Southend (Rochford) and Ostend and a DC-3 passenger service linking Gatwick and Le Touquet. Source: Internet
It came just days after the firm officially opened its first dedicated tidal turbine assembly plant in Cherbourg on the northern peninsula of France, an event which was attended by local politicians and Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for the environment. Source: Internet
Engineering days After finishing school in 1810, Cauchy accepted a job as a junior engineer in Cherbourg, where Napoleon intended to build a naval base. Source: Internet
First stop at Cherbourg, France. Source: Internet
General de Gaulle delivering a speech in liberated Cherbourg from the hôtel de ville (town hall) On 14 June 1944, he left Britain for France for what was supposed to be a one-day trip. Source: Internet