Pointe Claire

American  

[point klair, pwant kler] / ˌpɔɪnt ˈklɛər, pwɛ̃t ˈklɛr /

noun

1. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.

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Example Sentences

But the Pointe Claire habitants bitterly repented the resistance which they had made to the militia law, and many of them came to Montreal, craving the forgiveness of the Governor, which they readily obtained.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles

Lieutenant-Colonel Deschambault was directed to cross the St. Lawrence at Lachine, and from Caughnawaga, to march to the Pointe Claire, Rivière-du-Chène, Vaudreuil, and Longue Pointe.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles

The infuriated parishioners of Pointe Claire, who would not be comforted, on being appealed to, to go to their homes, frequently raised the cry of "Vive le Roi."

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles

His assigned object in making the motion was to palliate the conduct of the Pointe Claire rioters.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles

Next day, four hundred and fifty of the Montreal militia marched to Pointe Claire, and from thence to St. Laurent, which is situated in the rear of the Island of Montreal.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles