Dieppe

[ dee-ep; French dyep ]

/ diˈɛp; French dyɛp /

a seaport in N France, on the English Channel: raided by an Allied expeditionary force August 1942.

Example sentences from the Web for dieppe

Even the charming house he inhabited as a child in Dieppe contained no such luxury.

The King of Diamonds |Louis Tracy
Dieppe and the docks had gotten him, and took away the sense of mastery over things that a real poet of power must somehow have.

Adventures in the Arts |Marsden Hartley
At four oclock every one was turned out, for Dieppe was in sight.

Nasby in Exile |David R. Locke
From Paris I went by the last train again which has got through to Dieppe.

The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 |Various

As a matter of fact, it has been all that's happened since the Dieppe raid that prompts us to launch this biggest one of all.

Dave Dawson with the Commandos |R. Sidney Bowen

Dieppe

/ (dɪˈɛp, French djɛp) /

a port and resort in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 34 653 (1999)