Pas-de-Calais

¹ American  

[pahd^uh-ka-le] / pɑdə kaˈlɛ /

noun

1. a department in N France. 2,607 sq. mi. (6,750 sq. km). Arras.

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Pas de Calais ² American  

[pahd^uh ka-le] / pɑdə kaˈlɛ /

noun

1. French name of the Strait of Dover.

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Pas-de-Calais British  

/ pɑdkalɛ /

noun

1. a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais ): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The drama unfolded late on Thursday morning several miles west off the French coast, in a shipping lane of the Dover Strait, also known as the Pas de Calais.

From BBC

A look at the dark blue areas on the map shows how far they have spread from their strongholds in the deep south and Pas de Calais in the north.

From BBC

Propelled by a power pack full of kerosene, Zapata set off from Sangatte in France’s Pas de Calais region and landed in Saint Margaret’s Bay in the Dover area of southeast England.

From Seattle Times

Zapata is to take off on Thursday anchored to his flyboard — a small flying platform he invented — from Sangatte, in France’s Pas de Calais region, to the Dover area in southeast England.

From Seattle Times

Zapata is to take off on Thursday anchored to his flyboard - a small flying platform he invented - from Sangatte, in France’s Pas de Calais region, to the Dover area in southeast England.

From Washington Times