Definition of cherbourg Cherbourg
/ʃɛˈɹbuɹg/ - [sherburg] - Cher•bourg
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| cherbourg - a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base |
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cherbourg
A fortified seaport town and important naval station of France, department of Manche, on the English Channel. Edward III. of England unsuccessfully laid siege to Cherbourg in 1346, but in 1418 it was given up to the British. The French regained it in 1450, but the English again took it in 1758.
