Folkestone

[ fohk-stuhn ]

noun
  1. a seaport in E Kent, in SE England, on the Strait of Dover.

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How to use Folkestone in a sentence

  • Folkestone is more sadly respectable than Dover; more homeopathic, one might say.

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

British Dictionary definitions for Folkestone

Folkestone

/ (ˈfəʊkstən) /


noun
  1. a port and resort in SE England, in E Kent. Pop: 45 273 (2001)

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