Cuxhaven

[ koo ks-hah-fuh n ]

/ ˌkʊksˈhɑ fən /

noun

a seaport in NW Germany, at the mouth of the Elbe River.

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Examples from the Web for cuxhaven

Soon after we left Cuxhaven, Mrs. Liebling came to have her hair dressed.
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann
Thirty-five miles from Cuxhaven the night came on us, and, as the navigation of the Elbe is perilous, we dropped anchor.
Biographia Literaria|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The projected raid upon Cuxhaven was a reply to the Huns' empty boast.
Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S.|Percy F. Westerman
Our crew were not good men; they were grumbling much, as your English word is, from the hour of our leaving Cuxhaven.'
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 1 of 3|William Clark Russell

Anyway, we settled to sail in company direct to Cuxhaven, in the Elbe.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers

British Dictionary definitions for cuxhaven

Cuxhaven

/ (ˈkʊksˌhɑːvən, German kʊksˈhaːfən) /

noun

a port in NW Germany, at the mouth of the River Elbe. Pop: 52 876 (2003 est)

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