Cambrai

[ kahn-bre ]

noun

1. a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.

Cambrai

/ kɑ̃brɛ /

noun

1. a town in NE France: textile industry: scene of a battle in which massed tanks were first used and broke through the German line (November, 1917). Pop: 33 738 (1999)

Example Sentences

In 1508, he formed a coalition of European powers, the League of Cambrai, setting them upon the Venetians and then taking the field himself.

From Salon

The British first used hundreds of tanks at the battle of Cambrai in November 1917 - to end the deadlock of static trench warfare.

From BBC

A French farmer harvests wheat in Honnecourt-sur-Escaut, near Cambrai, France, August 9, 2016.

From Reuters

A TV screen in a bar shows French President Emmanuel Macron while he addresses the nation, in Cambrai, France June 22, 2022.

From Reuters

In the northern town of Cambrai, nearly every restaurant and cafe closed their doors to protest against the health pass requirements.

From Reuters