Calais

n. city of north France; family name

Calais (; in English often , traditional English pronunciation ; ) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57'N 1°52'E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's préfecture (capital) resides in its third-largest city of Arras.
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Noun
1. a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
(hypernym) town

n. Calais, city in France; family name

v. wedge, chock, prop, cut out, stall

v. soak through, drench; penetrate; permeate; see through; rumble; fix; lower; crush, smash; stop, halt