Ramsgate

[ ramz-geyt; British ramz-git ]

/ ˈræmzˌgeɪt; British ˈræmz gɪt /

noun

a seaport in NE Kent, in SE England: resort.

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Example sentences from the Web for ramsgate

Ramsgate and other landmarks passed, and away in the open sea it was just a gale.
Johnny Ludlow. First Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Dickens consented, and we find that his amusing little story, entitled "The Tuggses at Ramsgate," constitutes the opening paper.
Dickens and His Illustrators|Frederic G. Kitton
I was told that the Ramsgate lifeboat could not well be out in less than an hour.
Man on the Ocean|R.M. Ballantyne
Ramsgate—with the exception of its highest spires—was overshadowed by the wing of approaching night.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne

In 1788 he used a cast-iron one in repairing Ramsgate harbour; a forcing-pump in a boat supplied air through a flexible tube.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman

British Dictionary definitions for ramsgate

Ramsgate

/ (ˈræmzˌɡeɪt) /

noun

a port and resort in SE England, in E Kent on the North Sea coast. Pop: 37 967 (2001)

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