"Westward Ho!" meaning in All languages combined

See Westward Ho! on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Chosen as an unusual name to attract tourists, after Charles Kingsley's best-selling novel Westward Ho! (1855), which was set in nearby Bideford. The phrase itself comes from westward + ho (variant of hey), the call of Thames ferrymen indicating their proffered direction. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Westward Ho!}} Westward Ho!
  1. A seaside village in Northam parish near Bideford, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4329). Wikipedia link: Westward Ho!, Westward Ho! (novel) Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England Related terms: Westward [Cumbria], Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, another village with an exclamation mark in its name

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