(n) 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
(n) the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent, Syn. Strait of Calais, Pas de Calais