Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Boulogne

American  
[boo-lohn, -loin, buh-, boo-lawn-yuh] / bʊˈloʊn, -ˈlɔɪn, bə-, buˈlɔn jə /

noun

  1. a seaport in N France, on the English Channel.


Boulogne British  
/ bʊˈlɔɪn, bulɔɲ /

noun

  1. Official name: Boulogne-sur-Mer.  a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 44 859 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

More recently, the remarkable Fondation Louis Vuitton building in Paris’s Bois de Boulogne has drawn great admiration and praise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

In the run-up to July's summit between Sir Keir and President Macron, the BBC witnessed French police wading into the sea south of Boulogne to slash the sides of a boat.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2025

I spend a lot of time meeting people waiting for small boats around Calais or Boulogne, asking them which gang they are using, which phone numbers they have.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2025

We had first begun following him, undercover, as he escorted groups of migrants from Calais to Boulogne train station, ahead of attempts to cross the Channel.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

The very phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned "character" leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a tiger through the Bois de Boulogne.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training