Cowes

[ kouz ]

noun
  1. a seaport on the Isle of Wight, in southern England: a resort town.

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How to use Cowes in a sentence

  • As he stepped onto the shore of Cowes, Jerome, who accompanied Bennett aboard the Henrietta, must have been congratulating himself for pulling off the publicity stunt of the century.

  • She was built at Cowes, and was one of Halliday's pretty creations, a few of which are still to be met with.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • A splendid dead run from the Lymington mark back to Cowes now takes place.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • With a leading wind 'Navahoe' slipped through to leeward into first place before getting to Cowes, and thence they squared away.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • It was just a clean reach from the Noman to Cowes, and some of the puffs came off the Island with the rush of a white squall.

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  • We made for West Cowes, where the sea brims up to the streets and the spray sometimes sprinkles the shop windows.

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British Dictionary definitions for Cowes

Cowes

/ (kaʊz) /


noun
  1. a town in S England, on the Isle of Wight: famous for its annual regatta. Pop: 19 110 (2001)

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