Torquay

[ tawr-kee ]

/ tɔrˈki /

formerly a borough in SW England: incorporated 1968 with Torbay.

Example sentences from the Web for torquay

Some conical-shaped red rocks, standing out solitary in the ocean, reminded me of those in "Anstey's Cove," at Torquay.

Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water |Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
Everywhere houses and streets are being built, and Babbacombe will soon be joined to Torquay.

George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) |George Eliot
In 1858, a bone-cavern was found near Torquay, not far from Kent's Hole.

A Manual of the Antiquity of Man |J. P. MacLean
I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

Set in Silver |Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

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

Chats in the Book-Room |Horace N. Pym

Torquay

/ (ˌtɔːˈkiː) /

a town and resort in SW England, in Torbay unitary authority, S Devon. Pop: 62 968 (2001)