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Toulon

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Tou·lon  (t-l)
A city of southeast France on the Mediterranean Sea east-southeast of Marseille. First mentioned in the third century a.d. as a Roman naval station, it became part of France in 1481. Population: 167,000.
Toulon (French) [tulɔ̃]
n
(Placename) a fortified port and naval base in SE France, on the Mediterranean: naval arsenal developed by Henry IV and Richelieu, later fortified by Vauban. Pop.: 159 389 (1990)
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Noun1.Toulon - a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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Toulon [ˈtuːˈlɔ̃ːŋ] N → Tolón m


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As soon as he learned that the Russian army was in such a hopeless situation it occurred to him that it was he who was destined to lead it out of this position; that here was the Toulon that would lift him from the ranks of obscure officers and offer him the first step to fame
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To this question the smugglers replied that, although successful in landing their cargo in safety, they had scarcely done so when they received intelligence that a guard-ship had just quitted the port of Toulon and was crowding all sail towards them.
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At length he entered Tangiers, and on the 28th of September sailed for Toulon.
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