Puget Sound

American  

[] / ˈpyu dʒɪt ˈsaʊnd /

noun

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

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Puget Sound British  

/ ˈpjuːdʒɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Puget Sound

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

Example Sentences

The pact provides a fixed-price capacity payment providing Puget Sound with the exclusive right to the capacity, energy and services of the 700-megawatt facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

While sharks can be quite hard to study, spotted ratfish abound in Puget Sound.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

"Some notable production issues, related especially to the decision to create Boeing's first ever production line outside of the Puget Sound area."

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

Word travels fast in Steilacoom, a small town of 6,000 nestled on Puget Sound, and Leiato learned about Egbuka as he was making a name for himself on the youth football scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024

Before the Depression, the Morris family had maintained a small, rustic cabin on the western side of Bainbridge Island in the Puget Sound.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown