Ouessant
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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On the tiny western isle of Ouessant, off the tip of Brittany, about 100 demonstrators gathered outside the office of Mayor Denis Palluel and marched on Tuesday morning, he said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
Even the lighthouse-keepers on Ile Ouessant knew nothing of it until morning, for she struck in the night, you remember, attempting to run through the Inner Passage and save her time.
From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
The Celtic, 171-172; Fairyland identified with, 327 Ouessant.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
On the 19th, at 7 o'clock in the evening we reckoned that we were off Ouessant.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)
The Gallic fleet is scattered on all sides; part of the ships are in the river Auray; the others, still more distant, towards the bay of Audiern, and Ouessant.
From The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death by De Leon, Solon
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