Bellingham

[ bel-ing-ham ]

/ ˈbɛl ɪŋˌhæm /

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noun

a seaport in NW Washington.

a city in E Massachusetts.

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Words nearby Bellingham

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How to use Bellingham in a sentence

What barges lack in speed – a trip between Bellingham and San Diego could take about two weeks – they make up for in size and efficiency.
A New Highway Project That’s Environmentally Friendly? (Hint: It’s in the Ocean)|MacKenzie Elmer|February 24, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Empty containers are in short supply up north in places like Bellingham.
A New Highway Project That’s Environmentally Friendly? (Hint: It’s in the Ocean)|MacKenzie Elmer|February 24, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Moyer is a biologist at Western Washington University in Bellingham.
Some deep-seafloor microbes still alive after 100 million years!|Carolyn Gramling|September 1, 2020|Science News For Students
Later she volunteered at Snow Leopard Trust and the Akre Tiger Sanctuary in Bellingham.
Tragedy in a Lion’s Lair: Sanctuary Intern Died Following Her Passion|Christine Pelisek|March 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Mr Bellingham danced on gaily and merrily through the night, and flirted with Miss Duncombe, as he thought good.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
"I think not," answered Mr Bellingham, as he gave the child to her, before springing off his horse.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
She waded back to the beach, to the point towards which Mr Bellingham was directing his horse.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
It seems rather strange, but we have no one to introduce us; my name is Bellingham—yours is—?
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Mr Bellingham looked graver than he had done while witnessing Ruth's passionate emotion in her mother's room.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell