Cowes

[ kouz ]

noun

1. a seaport on the Isle of Wight, in southern England: a resort town.

Cowes

/ kaʊz /

noun

1. a town in S England, on the Isle of Wight: famous for its annual regatta. Pop: 19 110 (2001)

Example Sentences

As he stepped onto the shore of Cowes, Jerome, who accompanied Bennett aboard the Henrietta, must have been congratulating himself for pulling off the publicity stunt of the century.

From The Daily Beast

She was built at Cowes, and was one of Halliday's pretty creations, a few of which are still to be met with.

From Project Gutenberg

A splendid dead run from the Lymington mark back to Cowes now takes place.

From Project Gutenberg

With a leading wind 'Navahoe' slipped through to leeward into first place before getting to Cowes, and thence they squared away.

From Project Gutenberg

It was just a clean reach from the Noman to Cowes, and some of the puffs came off the Island with the rush of a white squall.

From Project Gutenberg

We made for West Cowes, where the sea brims up to the streets and the spray sometimes sprinkles the shop windows.

From Project Gutenberg