Exmouth

/ (ˈɛksməθ) /

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noun

a town in SW England, in Devon, at the mouth of the River Exe: tourism, fishing. Pop: 32 972 (2001)

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Words nearby Exmouth

ex lege, ex lib., ex libris, Exmoor, ex more, Exmouth, ex new, ex nihilo, ex nihilo nihil fit, exo-, exoantigen

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Example sentences from the Web for Exmouth

The three-and-twentieth of July we came to anchor before Exmouth.
Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II|Various
Where there is an old Exmouth Magnolia that can spare some small branches, nothing makes a nobler room-ornament.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
I met the husband and wife and two lovely children, one summer, at Exmouth.
Recollections of a Policeman|William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
The inlet was named Exmouth Gulf, in compliment to the noble and gallant Viscount.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia|Phillip Parker King

In this way, though without using the word tactical, Exmouth treated the problem before him.
Types of Naval Officers|A. T. Mahan

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