Fort Lee
Americannoun
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a city in NE New Jersey.
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a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SE Virginia, NE of Petersburg.
Example Sentences
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In 1987, an elderly woman in Fort Lee, N.J., naps beside a small Christmas tree; expertly framed, her torso is blanketed by the skeleton fronds of a nearby potted palm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
For instance, Fort Lee is the Army’s logistics center.
From Slate • Jul. 9, 2023
In addition to Fort Pickett, two other Virginia military bases named for Confederates, Fort Lee and Fort A.P.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023
Despite what seem to be the prevailing winds, Brianna Fornes of Fort Lee, N.J., is Team Hot Coffee and has had her orders confused at Starbucks because of how frequently people purchase iced drinks.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
Two months later, it met an inglorious end when, during the Battle of Fort Lee, the American ship that was transporting it was sunk by the British.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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