Southport

[ south-pawrt, -pohrt ]

noun
  1. a seaport in Merseyside, in western England: a seaside resort town.

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How to use Southport in a sentence

  • In fact, the good citizens of Southport would have given a good deal for the secrets Tom learned from his hiding-place that night.

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  • The subject had never ceased to be the one great topic of interest in the village of Southport.

    The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
  • The captain shortened sail on the Nancy Jane, so that the two boats kept along near together, heading back for Southport.

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  • A branch of the body exists at Southport, and it was “brought up” under the care of the Preston party.

  • There is, at the seaside town of Southport, a hospital, which furnishes sea-bathing to invalids.

British Dictionary definitions for Southport

Southport

/ (ˈsaʊθˌpɔːt) /


noun
  1. a town and resort in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside on the Irish Sea. Pop: 91 404 (2001)

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