Eastbourne

[ eest-bawrn, -bohrn, -bern ]

noun
  1. a seaport in East Sussex, in SE England.

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How to use Eastbourne in a sentence

  • The next week he went for a few days to Eastbourne, and thence dictated the following letters.

    Edward Hoare, M.A. | Edward Hoare
  • It bore, as I should guess, some pleasure party upon their return from Brighton or from Eastbourne.

    The Poison Belt | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • At Eastbourne, for example, the water flows for about five hours, and ebbs for about seven and a half.

    The Sea Shore | William S. Furneaux
  • We came to Eastbourne through Pevensey, famed for its old ruined castle and much history.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
  • Eastbourne is a vast improvement, as a resort, over any south coast town we had yet seen.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

British Dictionary definitions for Eastbourne

Eastbourne

/ (ˈiːstˌbɔːn) /


noun
  1. a resort in SE England, in East Sussex on the English Channel. Pop: 106 592 (2001)

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