Cherbourg

[ shair-boorg; French sher-boor ]

noun

1. a seaport in NW France.

Cherbourg

/ ʃɛrbur; ˈʃɛəbʊəɡ /

noun

1. a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)

Example Sentences

A plane from Channel Islands Air Search was sent to the scene from Guernsey, along with lifeboat crews from Alderney and France and the French helicopter crew based near Cherbourg.

From BBC

France will honor the former soldiers at several ceremonies this year, including a commemoration with President Joe Biden in Cherbourg on June 7.

From Seattle Times

It also split the jury at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, which compromised by awarding the Palm d’Or to “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.”

From New York Times

The battle began brewing when the Confederate ship, the CSS Alabama, was docked at Cherbourg Harbor hoping for some repairs.

From Salon

The 29-year-old, who was born in the French city of Le Havre, began his career at third-tier Cherbourg in 2011, where he suffered successive relegations before his contract came to an end.

From BBC