Puget Sound


noun
  1. an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Washington State, forming the southern portion of the Salish Sea.

Origin of Puget Sound

1
First recorded as Puget’s Sound; named after British naval lieutenant Peter Puget (1765–1832), who accompanied George Vancouver on the Vancouver Expedition (1792)

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British Dictionary definitions for Puget Sound

Puget Sound

/ (ˈpjuːdʒɪt) /


noun
  1. an inlet of the Pacific in NW Washington. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)

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