Historic District of Old Quebec Word Search
A free Historic District of Old Quebec word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: CITADEL, CHATEAU, FRONTENAC, BASILICA, URSULINE, JESUIT, VOYAGEUR, COBBLESTONE, LIMESTONE, SANDSTONE, GRANITE, RAMPARTS.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Historic District of Old Quebec word list, defined
- CITADEL /ˈsɪtədəl/ · noun
- A citadel is a fortress, typically one commanding a city and usually situated in an elevated position, designed to protect or dominate it. It can also be used figuratively to mean a stronghold of some principle, belief, or institution. Related: fortress, stronghold, fort, bastion.
- CHATEAU /ʃæˈtoʊ/ · noun
- A large French country house or castle, especially one associated with nobility, vineyards, or grand rural estates; the term is also used for a wine estate, particularly in Bordeaux. Related: castle, manor, palace, mansion.
- BASILICA /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ · noun
- A large, important Christian church building, typically having a longitudinal nave with side aisles and often a raised apse at one end; in the Roman Catholic Church, a basilica is also an official ecclesiastical rank conferred on certain churches. Related: church, cathedral, minster, temple.
- JESUIT /ˈdʒɛz.jʊ.ɪt/ · noun
- A member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Related: Jesuit priest, Jesuit brother, Ignatian.
- VOYAGEUR /vɔɪˈʒɜːr/ · noun
- A person who travels, especially by canoe or other small boat, through wilderness areas, often for adventure or to live off the land. Related: traveler, adventurer, explorer, pioneer.
- COBBLESTONE /ˈkɒbəlstoʊn/ · noun
- A small, rounded stone used to pave streets and paths; collectively, a surface or road paved with such stones. Related: paving stone, setts, flagstone, kerbstone.
- LIMESTONE /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock that is composed mainly of calcium carbonate, often used as a building material. Related: marble, sandstone, granite, slate.
- SANDSTONE /sændstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains of minerals and rock fragments, often used as a building material. Related: limestone, granite, marble, conglomerate.
- GRANITE /ˈɡrænɪt/ · noun
- A coarse-grained, light-colored, and extremely hard igneous rock, composed primarily of quartz and feldspar. Related: rock, stone, marble, limestone.
- RAMPARTS /ræmpɑːts/ · noun
- High walls or fortifications, especially those surrounding a castle or other fortified building. A raised platform or bank, especially one for seating or for a road. Related: walls, fortifications, parapets, battlements.
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