Dover
Americannoun
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a seaport in eastern Kent, in southeastern England: point nearest the coast of France.
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French Pas de Calais. Strait of Dover. a strait between England and France, connecting the English Channel and the North Sea: least width 20 miles (32 kilometers).
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a city in and the capital of Delaware, in the central part.
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a city in southeastern New Hampshire.
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a town in northern New Jersey.
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a city in eastern Ohio.
noun
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a port in SE England, in E Kent on the Strait of Dover: the only one of the Cinque Ports that is still important; a stronghold since ancient times and Caesar's first point of attack in the invasion of Britain (55 bc ). Pop: 34 087 (2001)
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French name: Pas de Calais. a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles)
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a city in the US, the capital of Delaware, founded in 1683: 18th-century buildings. Pop: 32 808 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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The Dover facility has a strong customer base and a strategic location, Hamic says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Other hardware providers include Madison Air and Dover.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Called Market Market: Message Market, the sale will feature past season Comme des Garçons collections and Dover Street Market favorites with discounts of up to 70% off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Police were called at 08:50 BST on Tuesday to an address on Great Dover Street in Southwark, after the suspect was reportedly involved in an altercation with the property's occupant.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
He had been broken by the two battles which he had fought already, the one at Dover, the other at Barham Down.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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