Sorel

American  

[suh-rel, saw-rel] / səˈrɛl, sɔˈrɛl /

noun

1. Georges 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.

2. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.

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Sorel British  

/ sɔrɛl /

noun

1. Georges ( Eugène ) (ʒɔrʒ). 1847–1922, French social philosopher, who advocated revolutionary syndicalism and preached the creative role of violence and myth

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Example Sentences

I have a really nice pair of Sorel snow boots, which have been really helpful with insulating my feet.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Rozel ward, Plemont ward, Cedar ward, the Acute Assessment Unit and Sorel Ward all re-opened at the weekend.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2022

Other works were produced by prominent illustrators and political cartoonists of the era, such as Jack Davis, Patrick Oliphant and Edward Sorel.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Cocktailers will want to snag a bottle of Sorel, which drinks well solo and mixes with multiple base liquors.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022

How shall I distinguish my shepherd's dear grave Amidst the long forest that darkens the wave:— Perhaps they could give him no tomb when he fell; Perhaps he is sunk in the river Sorel.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip