Dover

American  

[doh-ver] / ˈdoʊ vər /

noun

1. a seaport in eastern Kent, in southeastern England: point nearest the coast of France.

2. 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).

3. a city in and the capital of Delaware, in the central part.

4. a city in southeastern New Hampshire.

5. a town in northern New Jersey.

6. a city in eastern Ohio.

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Dover British  

/ ˈdəʊvə /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. a city in the US, the capital of Delaware, founded in 1683: 18th-century buildings. Pop: 32 808 (2003 est)

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Dover

The Manston centre, a former military site near Dover, was converted into an emergency holding facility for cross-channel migrants in early 2022, as small boat crossings began to soar.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Some 50 migrants who had travelled in the boat from Normandy had already been taken to Dover for processing.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Around 19:00, Dame Caroline said she had been told that Border Force had intercepted the small boat and was taking those on board east to Dover by water.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Also on Monday, people in life jackets were pictured being taken into the border security command compound in Dover.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

His future closed about him as he went Fifteen days to Dover was the time assigned to any felon who had taken sanctuary.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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