HOW TO PRONOUNCE
calais
/ˈkæleɪ/
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What does calais mean?
proper noun
- A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A city in Washington County, Maine, United States.
- A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States (both states have a Washington County).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkæleɪ/
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He had asked the prisoner, aboard the Calais packet, if he wanted a handy fellow, and the prisoner had engaged him.
An arrondissement of the Pas de Calais has just been the theatre of an event quite out of the ordinary course.
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Shortly the balloon disappeared into the gathering darkness, and then for three days Calais knew no more of balloon or balloonists.
Chauvelin, on the other hand, would post to Dover, charter a vessel there, and undoubtedly reach Calais much about the same time.
He embarked in disguise, in a small boat on the river, and proceeding to a vessel hired for the purpose, was safely conveyed to Calais.