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Boulogne

[ boo-lohn, -loin, buh-; French boo-lawn-yuh ]

noun

  1. a seaport in N France, on the English Channel.


Boulogne

/ bʊˈlɔɪn; bulɔɲ /

noun

  1. a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 44 859 (1999) Official nameBoulogne-sur-Merbulɔɲsyrmɛr
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

He talks about how they can “deliver and bury” the gear, implying it can be hidden underground near a crossing point, with Boulogne a better option because, “Calais, it’s hard”.

From BBC

An injured migrant on the boat was airlifted to a hospital in Boulogne, France, and the remaining passengers on the boat continued their journey, it reported.

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The body of the young woman, named only as Philippine, was found on Saturday, half-buried in the Bois de Boulogne park on the western edge of the capital.

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Further south, French fishermen who had been involved in Tuesday’s rescue operation, returned to the port of Boulogne with another day’s catch.

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France’s interior minister, Gerald Darmanin, spoke of it on Tuesday at the harbour in Boulogne.

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