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douane [dwan] Examples noun, plural douanes [dwan] /dwan/. French.
- a custom house; customs.
Examples from the Web for douane Historical Examples of douane
Of course, our luggage had stuck at the douane at Modane, and was telegraphed for.
Elizabeth Butler
The first house was the Austrian douane; the second, the inn.
Douglas William Freshfield
As I sat waiting in the douane, I felt like puffing out and growing to make room for Russia inside me.
Ruth Pierce
A cart loaded with split wood (larch) had boldly passed the door of the douane.
J. Fenimore Cooper
We had emerged from the tunnel, successfully passed the douane, and were again in France.
William Le Queux