Malpais | n. [ Cf. Sp. mal, malo, bad, and país country. ] (Geol.) The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. [ Southwestern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
calais | They went to Paris by way of Calais. |
calais | We took the cross-channel ferry from Dover to Calais. |
calais |
calais | (n) 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 |