Dordrecht

American  

[dawr-drekht] / ˈdɔr drɛxt /

noun

1. a city in southwest Netherlands, on the Waal River.

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Dordrecht British  

/ ˈdɔrdrɛxt /

noun

1. Also called: Dort.  a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: chief port of the Netherlands until the 17th century. Pop: 120 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

As soon as curfew is over, she will escort us to Amsterdam Central Station where we’ll get a train to Dordrecht.

From Literature

‘I will keep all the other documents on me. I have travel permits for each of you, correctly signed and stamped. These will get us to Dordrecht. After that, we’ll still have some way to go. It will be dangerous, but it’s all organized, and you have to trust me. I will get you to safety. By this time tomorrow, you’ll be on a boat bound for England, where you’ll start your new lives in safety.’

From Literature

And then, somehow, it seems we really have convinced everyone that we are who we say we are, and we’re on a train, seated together in a small compartment, on our way to Dordrecht.

From Literature

We follow her silently through the strange dark streets of Dordrecht.

From Literature

I’m sitting on a train on the way to Dordrecht in a nurse’s uniform, helping six children get to the border.

From Literature