Wail

Wail

French commune
name= Wail
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Le Parcq
insee=62868
cp=62770
maire=Gérard Vandal
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de Canche Ternoise
longitude=2.12833333333
latitude=50.3480555556
alt moy=72 m
alt mini=34 m
alt maxi=137 m
hectares=915
km²=9,15
sans=265
date-sans=1999
dens=28
date-dens=1999

Wail is a village and commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Wail is small village located 21 miles (33km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the D98 and D340 road junction, 4miles (6k) east of Hesdin.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St. Martin, dating from the 18th century.

See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62868&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Wail on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27352&req=Wail Wail on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 29th 2008."


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  • wail´er — wail «wayl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to cry long and loud because of grief or pain: »The baby wailed. 2. to make a mournful or shrill sound: »The wind wailed around the old house. The sirens were wailing for a total blackout (Graham Greene). 3. to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wail — [weıl] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way ▪ But what shall I do? Bernard wailed. 2.) to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Wail — Wail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wailing}.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ae]la; cf. Icel. v[ae], vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei, woe. Cf. {Woe}.] To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wail — Wail, v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. [1913 Webster] Therefore I will wail and howl. Micah i. 8. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wail — Wail, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. The wail of the forest. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wail — Wail, v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G. w[ a]hlen.] To choose; to select. [Obs.] Wailed wine and meats. Henryson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wail — País …   Wikipedia Español

  • wail — [ weıl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to shout or cry with a long high sound to show that you are in pain or very sad: The baby wailed all night. I m so lonely, wailed Alice. 2. ) intransitive to make a long high sound: wailing sirens ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wail — ► NOUN 1) a prolonged high pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger. 2) a sound resembling this. ► VERB ▪ give or utter a wail. DERIVATIVES wailer noun. ORIGIN Old Norse, related to WOE(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • wail — [wāl] vi. [ME wailen < ON væla, to lament < væ, WOE] 1. to express grief or pain by long, loud cries 2. to make a plaintive, sad, crying sound [the wind wailing in the trees] 3. Jazz Slang to play in an intense or inspired manner vt.… …   English World dictionary

  • wail — index outcry, plaint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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