Fishguard

/ (ˈfɪʃˌɡɑːd) /

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noun

a port and resort in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: ferry connections to Cork and Rosslare. Pop: 3193 (2001)

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How to use Fishguard in a sentence

The rumour went round the ship that the captain would not call at Fishguard in such weather.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett
And the authorities of the ship were assuredly inclined to hand Isabel Joy over to the police at Fishguard.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett
These were a part of the troops who in 1797 landed at Fishguard to invade England through Wales.
The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross Huntingdonshire|Thomas James Walker
After destroying some merchantmen in the Bristol channel, they anchored in Fishguard bay.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

So there'll be no time for her to be arrested and bailed out either at Liverpool or Fishguard.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett