Boulogne
[boo-lohn, -loin, buh-; French boo-lawn-yuh]
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noun
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel.
Also called Bou·logne-sur-Mer [boo-lawn-yuh-syr-mer] /buˈlɔn yə sürˈmɛr/.
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M. Latouche Treville, who had commanded at Boulogne, commanded now at Toulon.
The Life of Horatio Lord NelsonRobert Southey
They were part of the grande arme under orders for Boulogne.
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II)Charles James Lever
I start for town at once, and shall be at Boulogne to-morrow.
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.Charles James Lever
At this time the sees of St. Omer and Boulogne were founded.
The Cathedrals of Northern FranceFrancis Miltoun
The North Foreland was passed and a course shaped for Boulogne.
The Shellback's ProgressWalter Runciman
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