Harwich

//ˈhæɹɪt͡ʃ// name

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  1. 1
    A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2632).

    "In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following burdened porters in the darkness."

  2. 2
    A town on Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

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"In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following burdened porters in the darkness."

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