Bridgeport

American

[brij-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈbrɪdʒˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

a seaport in SW Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

Bridgeport British

/ ˈbrɪdʒˌpɔːt /

noun

a port in SW Connecticut, on Long Island Sound. Pop: 139 664 (2003 est)

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Lehman, a 36-year-old interior designer in Bridgeport, Neb., didn’t fight to get them back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Becky Pepper-Jackson, now 15, has carried on a lonely legal fight to compete on her school’s track team in Bridgeport, W.Va.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

Bridgeport, Conn.; and Scranton, Pa., according to a separate report by Intercontinental Exchange.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 20, 2025

They were due to play in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Sunday as part of their reunion tour but this has now been pulled.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2024

She got them all into the old car and headed for Bridgeport.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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