Beaufort

[ boh-fert ]

/ ˈboʊ fərt /

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noun

a male given name.

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How to use Beaufort in a sentence

Part of the research team, Taylor works as an ecologist at NOAA in Beaufort.
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Here are a few recommendations on exploring gullah culture in Beaufort’s low country.
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The match took place on the final day of the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo, at the Beaufort Polo Club.
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On May the 5th a formidable force came upon the neighbourhood of Fort Beaufort.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
He read and explained General Sherman's order, and told them of the advancement which the freedmen had made at Beaufort.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
A new contest now ensued between the Gloucester and Beaufort parties.
Margaret of Anjou|Jacob Abbott.
Mr. Robert Beaufort glanced at the window for a moment, but his countenance was still that of one unconvinced.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Mr. Robert Beaufort placed his hand on his son's shoulder, and arrested his steps, as they contemplated the group before them.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for Beaufort

Beaufort

/ (ˈbəʊfət) /

noun

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

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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