Blackpool

/ˈblækpuːl/

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a town on the coast of Lancashire in north-west England. In the past it was a popular holiday place for workers in the Lancashire cotton mills (= factories). Its famous beach is 7 miles/11 kilometres long, and the town offers a lot of entertainment. The Blackpool Tower is a famous landmark in the area. It was built in 1894 out of metal, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and is 520 feet/158 metres high. Blackpool is also famous for the Blackpool illuminations, an event in the autumn when the Tower and the streets are lit up every night for several weeks with thousands of coloured lights.布莱克浦（英格兰西北部兰开夏郡沿海城镇，过去曾是兰开夏郡棉纺厂工人喜爱的度假地。其著名的海滩长 7 英里（合 11 公里）。城中有很多娱乐活动。建于 1894 年的布莱克浦塔是该地区的著名地标；像巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔一样，这座 520 英尺（合 158 米）高的塔是用金属建成的。亦因布莱克浦彩灯而闻名，这项活动在秋天举行，接连数星期布莱克浦塔和街道每晚都被数千彩灯照亮）