Pas-de-Calais
Speech parts
1. Pas-de-Calais - Noun
2. Pas-de-Calais - Proper noun
Meaning
the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent
Source: WordNetAlternative names
Pas de Calais
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Examples
Although Hitler himself expected a Normandy invasion for a while, Rommel and most Army commanders in France believed there would be two invasions, with the main invasion coming at the Pas-de-Calais.
As a result, elements of FUSAG had been detached and sent to reinforce Normandy and instead a second, smaller, American Second Army Group (SUSAG) would be formed to threaten the Pas-de-Calais.
Although it is one of the most populous departments of France, Pas-de-Calais did not contain one until the early nineties.
Name Nord-Pas-de-Calais combines the names of the constituent departments of Nord (literally 'North', the northernmost department of France ) and Pas-de-Calais ('Strait of Calais', the French name of the Strait of Dover ).
Orders were therefore issued to assemble and begin emplacing every Army and Navy heavy artillery piece available along the French coast, primarily at Pas-de-Calais.
Pas-de-Calais is one of the most densely populated departments of France, and yet it has no large cities.