Decatur

[ dih-key-ter ]

noun

1. Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
2. a city in central Illinois.
3. a city in N Alabama.
4. a city in N Georgia, near Atlanta.

Decatur

/ dəˈkeɪtə /

noun

1. DecaturStephen17791820MUSMILITARY: naval officer Stephen. 1779–1820, US naval officer, noted for his raid on Tripoli harbour (1804) and his role in the War of 1812

Example Sentences

Both contenders have deep ties to Decatur, as Reising’s family has been there for six generations while Deering’s grandfather led farm products giant Archer-Daniels-Midland while it was based there.

From FiveThirtyEight

The only large-scale one is Archer-Daniels-Midland’s ethanol facility in Decatur, Illinois.

From MIT Technology Review

Located on 14th Street NW between Decatur and Buchanan streets, the building will house 150 buses and will include modern air filtration systems, solar panels and other environmentally friendly features, Metro said.

From Washington Post

For 21 years, Greeson worked at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company plant in Decatur where his father worked before him.

From ProPublica

The police learned that Kemp worked in a grocery on Decatur Avenue.

From The Daily Beast

In Georgia, MARTA (the Metropolitan Atlantic Rapid Transit Authority) built a huge solar canopy at its bus depot in Decatur.

From The Daily Beast

Chuck Strickler of Decatur, Michigan, found himself in a pickle right after September 11.

From The Daily Beast

“Wow Antoinette Tuff is a true hero for saving everyone at that schools life in Decatur, Georgia,” Bush tweeted.

From The Daily Beast

The mayor of Decatur, Illinois, the home of Millikin, has called for his dismissal.

From The Daily Beast

Lieutenant Decatur was then in command of the Enterprise, the schooner which had fought with the Tripoli.

From Project Gutenberg

But that danger did not give much trouble to bold young Decatur, who was as ready to fight as he was to eat.

From Project Gutenberg

The next morning Decatur had himself rowed over to the xebec, and went on board.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a desperate and dangerous business which Decatur and his tars had taken in hand, but they did not let that trouble them.

From Project Gutenberg

Midshipman Charles Morris was the first to reach the deck, with Decatur close behind.

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