Cannock

[ kan-uhk ]

/ ˈkæn ək /

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noun

a city in Staffordshire, W central England.

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Words nearby Cannock

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How to use Cannock in a sentence

Cannock Chase, like the rest of Great Britain, suffers from the congestion of humanity.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
The king gave Cannock Chase to the see, and the west front of the cathedral was begun.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield|A. B. Clifton
The wide moorland called Cannock Chase, lies E., and is for some distance seen from the line.
Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway|James Drake
White, of Aldershot, made mine for the Cannock Chase autumn manœuvres.
Sport in Abyssinia|Dermot Mayo

On the wolds of the latter county, and on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, it is said to be the dominant form of the species.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series|Richard South

British Dictionary definitions for Cannock

Cannock

/ (ˈkænək) /

noun

a town in W central England, in S Staffordshire: Cannock Chase (a public area of heathland, once a royal preserve) is just to the east. Pop: 65 022 (2001)

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