Toulon

American  

[too-lawn] / tuˈlɔ̃ /

noun

1. a seaport in SE France: naval base.

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Toulon British  

/ tulɔ̃ /

noun

1. a fortified port and naval base in SE France, on the Mediterranean: naval arsenal developed by Henry IV and Richelieu, later fortified by Vauban. Pop: 160 639 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Its candidate won by far the most votes in Toulon, a southern city of 180,000 residents.

From Barron's

The RN is as ever limited by its enemies' willingness to unite against it, as in Marseille and neighbouring Toulon.

From BBC

It has hopes of adding Marseille, Toulon, Carcassonne and Lens to the list.

From BBC

It was a happy debut for Toulon wing Drean, who started the match making two crunching tackles and finished it with a try.

From Barron's

Winger Theo Attissogbe, who has scored three tries in the wins over Ireland and Wales, switches to the number 15 jersey with Toulon's Gael Drean called up for his first Test.

From Barron's