Cambre

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of camber. alt-of, obsolete

    "To the southward of this is another entrance which opens into a port or cambre for boats and lumps, and then into a smaller basin‐de‐flot for the smaller steamers, and for the loading of lighters with provisions, &c."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of cambré. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Anglo-Norman.

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amplitudeapsearcadearcaturearcharched roof

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"To the southward of this is another entrance which opens into a port or cambre for boats and lumps, and then into a smaller basin‐de‐flot for the smaller steamers, and for the loading of lighters with provisions, &c."

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