Penzance

[pen-zans]

noun

1. a seaport in southwestern Cornwall, in the southwestern extremity of England: summer resort town.

Penzance

/ pɛnˈzæns /

noun

1. a town in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the westernmost town in England; resort and fishing port. Pop: 20 255 (2001)

Example Sentences

She’s broken box office records with roles in Broadway shows like “Chicago,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Pirates! The Penzance Musical” and, most recently, Cole Escola’s absurdist historical comedy “Oh, Mary,” where for two sold-out months she twirled and stomped across the Lyceum stage, playing a version of Mary Todd Lincoln that can only be described as Lucille Ball meets the Tasmanian Devil, two of her biggest inspirations.

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That was Michelle Payne, who famously steered 100-1 outsider Prince of Penzance to glory in 2015, propelling her into a household name with a movie, "Ride Like a Girl", made about her exploits.

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CrossCountry's network stretches across Britain from Aberdeen to Penzance and from Stansted to Cardiff.

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Lehrer's most enduring songs include The Elements, a list of the chemical elements set to the tune of I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General from The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera.

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The Queenagers in Penzance project would be working in partnership with Women's Aid Penzance, Trelya and Voices from the Deep, bosses said.

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