Launceston

[ lawn-ses-tuh n, lahn- ]

/ ˈlɔnˌsɛs tən, ˈlɑn- /

a city on N Tasmania.

Example sentences from the Web for launceston

Launceston—in the parish of Launceston and county of Cornwall, is the second town of the colony, and is in lat.

The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) |John West
At the last Hobart election only three out of six members were elected on full quotas, and at Launceston only one out of four.

Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government |T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
You've been served like a dog, Stephen; but we'll stand by you, though we go to Launceston jail for it.

Two Sides of the Face |Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Coins have been found; among them one of Ethelred, struck at Launceston.

Cornwall |Sabine Baring-Gould

Next day we posted to Tintagel, and back to Launceston, taking the train there for Torquay.

Chats in the Book-Room |Horace N. Pym

Launceston

/ (ˈlɔːnsəstən) /

a city in Australia, the chief port of the island state of Tasmania on the Tamar River, 64 km (40 miles) from Bass Strait. Pop: 68 443 (2001)