Cherbourg
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6.3
- proper noun
- In my meticulous way, I charted our progress by drawing a map recording our brief stays at Antwerp, Southampton, Cherbourg, and Lisbon, each passing day marked by a flag.
Examples
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I was brought up in an orphanage near Cherbourg.
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The ferry from England arrives at Cherbourg every morning.
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- This ship goes to Cherbourg, France.
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The tender is coming up from Cherbourg, sir.
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"We took the train to Southampton and a boat to Cherbourg," David said.
Fiction book (1991) -
At Cherbourg, a woman came aboard named Margaret Brown.
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Without Cherbourg, there were no harbors equal to the task of an invasion.
Academic text (1994) -
Do you remember the thrill we shared when we left the Majestic and landed at Cherbourg under the golden sun of France?
Academic text (1998) -
By the end of August, the ports of Cherbourg and Antwerp were liberated, and Mulberry B ceased to be operational.
Academic text (1994) -
Normandy was relatively remote from the main German forces, and the port of Cherbourg, which the Allies hoped to capture early, could be used to funnel more troops into France.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
A port city in northwestern France on the English Channel
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cherbourg is a place name that ends with -bourg, meaning 'town' or 'fort' and sharing the same root as the English borough. The first part Cher- likely comes from an old personal name or a word for the local land, so the whole name once meant the 'town of Cher' by the sea, which fits Cherbourg being a coastal port.