Fowey

/ (fɔɪ) /

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noun

a resort and fishing village in SW England, in Cornwall, linked administratively with St Austell from 1968 to 1974. Pop: 2064 (2001)

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Words nearby Fowey

foveate, foveation, foveola, foveolate, foveole, Fowey, fowl, fowl cholera, fowler, Fowler flap, Fowler's position

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How to use Fowey in a sentence

Hall House, near the Bodinnick side of the ferry from Fowey, is now a farm, embodying some remains of the old mansion.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
The Hall Walk above this eastern bank of the river gives a magnificent view of Fowey town and harbour.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
The village of Fowey—it calls itself a town—runs along in a single street on the westward bank of the river.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
"I am at peace with my brother of France," came the royal message; but the Fowey men were not at peace, and they said so.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon

Having reached this spot, we may as well pass over into Fowey by the ferry here instead of by that from Polruan.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon