Cannock

[ kan-uhk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Cannock

/ ˈkænək /

a town in W central England, in S Staffordshire: Cannock Chase (a public area of heathland, once a royal preserve) is just to the east. Pop: 65 022 (2001)

Cannock Chase, like the rest of Great Britain, suffers from the congestion of humanity.

The king gave Cannock Chase to the see, and the west front of the cathedral was begun.

The wide moorland called Cannock Chase, lies E., and is for some distance seen from the line.

White, of Aldershot, made mine for the Cannock Chase autumn manœuvres.

On the wolds of the latter county, and on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, it is said to be the dominant form of the species.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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