Calais
pronunciation
How to pronounce Calais in British English:
UK ['kæleɪ]
How to pronounce Calais in American English:
US [kæ'leɪˌ 'kæleɪ]
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- Noun:
- a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
Word Origin
- Calais
- city on the French coast of the English Channel, from Gaulish Caleti, the name of a Celtic people who once lived along the shore there.
Example
- 1. His french lands stretched from bordeaux to calais and from cherbourg to dijon .
- 2. They stayed in calais , an english enclave , and held talks with the french king .
- 3. Yves rossy crossed the english channel a year ago from calais to dover with a jet-propelled wing on his back photo : afp / getty
- 4. The government has worked with the team and listened to its foreboding reports , calais says , but for the most part , haiti has failed to implement emergency plans and restructure crucial buildings .
- 5. Though calais notes that earthquakes can 't be prevented , he says there was enough advance warning for the haitian government to make preparations , and , in fact , his team alerted the government four to five years beforehand .