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Lakehurst

American  
[leyk-hurst] / ˈleɪk hɜrst /

noun

  1. a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.


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A German security officer finds a bomb on the zeppelin as it prepares to dock at Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2019

In 1928, the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin landed in Lakehurst, N.J., completing its first commercial flight across the Atlantic.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2018

On August 7, 2012, it made its first test flight, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the same field where the Hindenburg exploded.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 29, 2016

It will launch from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, not the town of Lakehurst, N.J.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2012

During its landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey, on the evening of May 6, it burst into flames and crashed.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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