Cherbourg

American  

[shair-boorg, sher-boor] / ˈʃɛər bʊərg, ʃɛrˈbur /

noun

1. a seaport in NW France.

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Cherbourg British  

/ ʃɛrbur, ˈʃɛəbʊəɡ /

noun

1. a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Built in the French port of Cherbourg, it is made to withstand the pressure of sea ice and endure temperatures as low as -52 degrees Celsius.

From Barron's

In “Cherbourg,” Mr. Thomson continued, Legrand “simply opened up a new way for film to go.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The French composer and instrumentalist scored hundreds of films—including the bittersweet movie musical “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It was in that state that he watched one of his favorite comfort films, the jazzy 1964 French musical “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” and suddenly, Oppenheimer had his wild eureka moment.

From Los Angeles Times

A plane from Channel Islands Air Search was sent to the scene from Guernsey, along with lifeboat crews from Alderney and France and the French helicopter crew based near Cherbourg.

From BBC