Brest

[ brest; for 2 also Russian bryest ]

/ brɛst; for 2 also Russian bryɛst /

noun

a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.

Formerly Brest Litovsk. a city in SW Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Bug River: formerly in Poland; German-Russian peace treaty 1918.

Example sentences from the Web for brest

Riahi lived in France for four years, beginning at the age of two, while her father was trained in Brest as a hydrologist.

A Woman Blogger’s Scoop Helped Save Tunisia From Islamists |Thomas A. Bass |April 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Writer-director Brest worked at Bronx State Hospital during college where he observed the behaviors of various patients.

A Look Back at ‘Gigli,’ the Infamous Bennifer-Starring Film, on Its 10th Anniversary |Marlow Stern |August 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Now we realized that the special train from Brest had arrived.

Paris Vistas |Helen Davenport Gibbons
They are forwarded to Brest, Rennes, and even to Havre; it is the industry of the place, and a large business is done with them.

Over Strand and Field |Gustave Flaubert

Two or three friends will accompany me, and my intention was to start for Brest or Le Havre to-night.

Petticoat Rule |Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
Another body has been stationed in Flanders, and two thousand dragoons are to embark at Brest.

Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette |Lafayette
In this capacity he commanded at Brest, during the first eighteen months of the present war.

Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete |Lewis Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for brest

Brest

/ (brɛst) /

noun

a port in NW France, in Brittany: chief naval station of the country, planned by Richelieu in 1631 and fortified by Vauban. Pop: 149 634 (1999)

a city in SW Belarus: Polish until 1795 and from 1921 to 1945. Pop: 299 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1921): Brest Litovsk (brɛst liˈtɔfsk) Polish name: Brześć nad Bugiem

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