Beaufort - Definition and Overview

Beaufort is:

1. The name of some places in the United States of America:
   • Beaufort, North Carolina
   • Beaufort, South Carolina
   • Beaufort County, North Carolina
   • Beaufort County, South Carolina
2. The name of several communes in France:
   • Beaufort, in the Haute-Garonne département
   • Beaufort, in the Hérault département
   • Beaufort, in the Isère département
   • Beaufort, in the Jura département
   • Beaufort, in the Nord département
   • Beaufort, in the Savoie département
3. A part of the name of several communes in France:
   • Beaufort-Blavincourt, in the Pas-de-Calais département
   • Beaufort-en-Argonne, in the Meuse département
   • Beaufort-en-Santerre, in the Somme département
   • Beaufort-en-Vallée, in the Maine-et-Loire département
   • Beaufort-sur-Gervanne, in the Drôme département
4. The name of a town and commune in Luxembourg: Beaufort, Luxembourg.
5. A scale for the measurement of wind velocity: see Beaufort scale, Storm.
6. A British aircraft: see Bristol Beaufort.
7. A number of people:
   • Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche Formula 1 Driver 1957 - 1964
   • Francis Beaufort
   • Henry Cardinal Beaufort
   • Joan Beaufort
   • John Beaufort
   • Margaret Beaufort
   • Thomas Beaufort
8. A dukedom in the Peerage of England: see Duke of Beaufort
9. A title in French nobility: see Duc de Beaufort
10. A Crusader castle: see Beaufort (Crusader castle)
11. A sea in the Arctic: see Beaufort Sea
12. A French cheese: see Beaufort cheese
13. The "Beaufort cipher" is a Polyalphabetic cipher