Beauport
a city in E Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River.
Historical Examples
Their tents were left standing at the Beauport camp, where in their inglorious haste they had even abandoned their heavy baggage.
Old Quebec Sir Gilbert Parker and Claude Glennon Bryan
That splendid battery you are just finishing deserves to be called Beauport.
The Golden Dog William Kirby
Montreal spread out her borders as well, the Beauport road came to be a place of fine estates.
A Little Girl in Old Quebec Amanda Millie Douglas
Our set are having a gala night of it, and must be musical as the frogs of Beauport by this hour!
The Golden Dog William Kirby
Over there at Beauport the Marquis’ first headquarters were located in a big stone house.
The Sun Of Quebec Joseph A. Altsheler
I know an Indian canotier who will ferry me across to Beauport, and say nothing.
The Golden Dog William Kirby
The nearest village, in the direction of Quebec, was Beauport, and even there the inhabitants were comparatively few.
The Bastonnais John Lesperance
We were now fairly in the village of Beauport, though there was still but one road.
Excursions and Poems Henry David Thoreau
Saunders’ pretence at landing on the Beauport shore had kept Montcalm’s army on the alert all the night.
A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Charles Prestwood Lucas
The third was to make a general attack from boats at the Beauport flats.
Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour Francis Parkman
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