Folkestone

[ fohk-stuh n ]

/ ˈfoʊk stən /

a seaport in E Kent, in SE England, on the Strait of Dover.

Example sentences from the Web for folkestone

The last time Nico spoke about Pippa to his friends back home in Folkestone, he was totally buzzing about her.

Wedding Bells for Pippa and Nico? |Tom Sykes |July 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
You will, if you agree, take the midnight train for Folkestone.

The Amazing Interlude |Mary Roberts Rinehart
That is a toilsome road by which one leaves Folkestone for Dover.

The Ingoldsby Country |Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
This habit flushed through the merit she now made, in terms explicit, of not having come to Folkestone to kick up a vulgar row.

What Maisie Knew |Henry James

Michael, the twin brother of Matthew, was born at Folkestone on the 25th of September, 1593.

William Harvey |D'Arcy Powers
It took me two days to reach Folkestone; indeed, I did not reach this town till the evening of the second day.

The Coming of the King |James Hocking

Folkestone

/ (ˈfəʊkstən) /

a port and resort in SE England, in E Kent. Pop: 45 273 (2001)