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Gulfport

American  
[guhlf-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈgʌlfˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

  1. a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.

  2. a town in W Florida.


Example Sentences

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“This is a bucket list-type thing,” said longtime fan Kim Brazier, who flew in from Gulfport, Miss. “I only watch ‘Everybody Loves Raymond.’

From Los Angeles Times

Amy and Geoff, high school sweethearts who met in their teens in Gulfport, Miss., are today in their early 50s, and the Museum of Make Believe has become a labor of love.

From Los Angeles Times

“The price of repairs may mean we lose our character,” Sam Henderson, the mayor of Gulfport, told the Tampa Bay Times after Helene.

From Slate

“It’s long overdue for Mississippi to change a lot of their policies, a lot of their training” related to law enforcement, said Representative Jeffrey Hulum III, a Democrat from Gulfport who said he planned to co-sponsor the measure with Mr. Shanks.

From New York Times

District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. of Gulfport, Mississippi, ruled in favor of those who sued.

From Seattle Times