Brest

(brěst,) a strongly fortified maritime city of France, dep. Finistère, 310 m. W. of Paris, Lat. 48° 23′ 32" N., Lon. 4° 29' 25" W. Its bay, which is capable of containing all the ships of war of Europe, communicates with the Atlantic by a strait called the " Goulet," which is defended by forts and batteries. Its inner harbor is one of the most secure in Europe, and could accommodate 60 ships of the line. Pop. 79,847. [s. 115]