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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Spain on the Atlantic Ocean. An important naval station since the 18th century, it was occupied by the British and then the French in the early 1800s.
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Examples
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He immediately wished he hadn't; the Tampy's face was twisted into a painful-looking expression Ferrol wouldn't have thought even such lopsided features capable of.
Warhorse Zahn, Timothy 1990
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"Ferrol," he said, "you haven't a rudiment of conscience; not a trace."
The Pot of Gold 1901
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"Ferrol," he said, "you haven't a rudiment of conscience; not a trace."
The Pot of Gold 1901
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"I am more than your friend: I'm your brother," answered Ferrol, meaningly.
The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Volume 2 Gilbert Parker 1897
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"I am more than your friend: I'm your brother," answered Ferrol, meaningly.
The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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"I am more than your friend: I'm your brother," answered Ferrol, meaningly.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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"Ferrol," the latter well laden with coal and provisions, were preparing to follow; also, that the huge "El Cid" had been fitted for sea, and was about to sail from Vigo, Spain.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 Henry James 1879
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Mason arrived in Spain after thirty days at sea and contacted a Willing & Morris factor in the port city of Ferrol.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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Mason arrived in Spain after thirty days at sea and contacted a Willing & Morris factor in the port city of Ferrol.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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Maybe she asked someone to help her on a Bible passage and they said, hell, just down the road, Eddie Ferrol knows his Bible times backwards and forwards.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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