Ouessant

[we-sahn]

noun

1. French name of Ushant.

Ouessant

/ wɛsɑ̃ /

noun

1. the French name for Ushant

Example Sentences

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.

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On his trimaran Macif, Gabart crossed the finish line at 0145GMT in Ouessant, off France’s western coast.

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On his trimaran Macif, Gabart crossed the finish line at 0145GMT in Ouessant, off France’s western coast.

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The organizers, tracking his journey by satellite, tweeted that 34-year-old Gabart reached the finish line near Ouessant island off France’s western coast on his trimaran called “Macif” early Sunday.

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The nearby island of Ouessant is known in English charts as Ushant.

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