Falmouth

[ fal-muh th ]

/ ˈfæl məθ /

a seaport in S Cornwall, in SW England.

a town in SE Massachusetts.

Example sentences from the Web for falmouth

I may be unlucky in the matter of weather here, but I have never yet been at Falmouth when it did not rain.

The Cornish Coast (South) |Charles G. Harper
But they were gallant lads, one and all, who made Falmouth thus merry by day and night.

From the North Foreland to Penzance |Clive Holland
Falmouth (Falemuth) as a haven and port has had a place in the maritime history of Cornwall from very early times.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 |Various
He took ship for Falmouth about the end of 1812 for the purpose of finding out Trevithick.

The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson |Samuel Smiles

Accordingly, packet boats were hired to ply between Falmouth and the Groyne.

The History of the British Post Office |Joseph Clarence Hemmeon

Falmouth

/ (ˈfælməθ) /

a port and resort in SW England, in S Cornwall. Pop: 21 635 (2001)