Harfleur

/ ˈhɑːflɜːr; arflœr /

noun

1. a port in N France, in Seine-Maritime department: important centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 8517 (1999)

Example Sentences

Imagine Biden as Henry V at Harfleur: “I also think we’re going to have to move to the point where we go once more unto the breach, dear friends.”

From Washington Post

Records show that Henry V took 12,000 men with him when he set out from Southampton and left many of them behind to man the garrison after an earlier victory at the port of Harfleur.

From BBC

Mr. O’Hara’s brisk production gets the story told, from Harfleur to Agincourt to an uneasy peace.

From New York Times

Demonstrators gathered early Thursday morning at a central square in the venerable port town of Harfleur, setting off fireworks and air horns.

From US News

Demonstrators gathered early Thursday morning at a central square in the venerable port town of Harfleur, setting off fireworks and air horns.

From Salon