Biloxi

[ bih-lok-see, -luhk- ]

/ bɪˈlɒk si, -ˈlʌk- /

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

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After a family trip to Disney World, she headed back to Biloxi.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story|Jacob Siegel|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After graduating from basic training in Texas, Neubauer reported to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi in March 2013.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story|Jacob Siegel|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soon after she was recruited by OSI, she says she was brought in to work on criminal cases with the Biloxi police department.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story|Jacob Siegel|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a lapsed Mississippian, one of the most shocking to me regarded his visit with Jefferson Davis down at Davis' home in Biloxi.
Brian Bedford Interviewed on The Importance of Being Earnest|Kevin Sessums|January 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Doing so in Biloxi, Mississippi, would get you run out of town.
Stop Indulging, America|Margaret Carlson|October 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"It does say that our destination is Biloxi and that we are known to be daring lads," replied Harry.
Boy Scouts in Southern Waters|G. Harvey Ralphson
Biloxi had previously been established, and was an important colonial center to the enterprising French of that period.
Makers and Romance of Alabama History|B. F. Riley
I couldn't say truthfully because I don't know what you mean by the "Biloxi area."
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
See, when we were in Biloxi, we were both together, going to school there.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He planted his colony at Biloxi, a healthy but sterile spot between the Mobile and Mississippi rivers, and built a fortification.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck