Beaufort

American  

[boh-fert] / ˈboʊ fərt /

noun

1. a first name.

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Beaufort British  

/ ˈbəʊfət /

noun

1. Henry . ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)

2. Lady Margaret , Countess of Richmond and Derby. ?1443–1509, mother of Henry VII. She helped to found two Cambridge colleges and was a patron of Caxton

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Example Sentences

The decline in Beaufort Sea landfast ice is also reflected in its share of total landfast ice across the U.S.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Wilbur “Bull” Meechum, a volatile Marine fighter pilot stationed with his family in Beaufort, S.C., who runs his household like a command post.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

To examine chemical activity in the Arctic boundary layer, the research team collected air samples over snow-covered and newly frozen sea ice in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

She and her boyfriend, Anthony Cook, were friends with Paul, and in February 2019 the couple boarded the Murdaugh family boat with a few other friends before it crashed into a bridge in Beaufort, S.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

It was an historical subject, painted at my father’s desire, and represented Caroline Beaufort in an agony of despair, kneeling by the coffin of her dead father.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley