Cherbourg
Speech parts
1. Cherbourg - Noun
2. Cherbourg - Proper noun
Meaning
a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
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Examples
Most services are operated by French company Brittany Ferries with some to Cherbourg and Le Havre by Condor Ferries and DFDS Seaways.
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.
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.
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.
First stop at Cherbourg, France.
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.