Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun calais

1 sense of calais

Sense 1
Calais -- (a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")
       INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)