| calais | They went to Paris by way of Calais. |
| calais | We took the cross-channel ferry from Dover to Calais. |
| calais |
| calais | (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 |
| nord-pas-de-calais | (n) a region in northeastern France |
| strait of dover | (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 |
