Brownsville

[ brounz-vil ]

noun
  1. a seaport in southern Texas, near the mouth of the Rio Grande

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How to use Brownsville in a sentence

  • NYPD officers conducted 3,020 stops in Brownsville, a crime-ridden neighborhood in Brooklyn, in the first three months of 2013.

  • And after all of the searching, something deep within keeps returning me to Brownsville, Brooklyn, where it all began.

  • We reached Brownsville without incident or accident, made a little money, and loaded back again for Cumberland.

    The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
  • Brownsville was at the head of navigation on the Monongahela River in the palmy days of the old "pike."

    Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
  • He located first at Brownsville, and remained there a year and upwards before going to Uniontown.

    The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
  • It required almost a month to drive a lot of hogs from the vicinity of Brownsville to the city of Baltimore.

    The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
  • Brownsville has ever been noted for the hospitality of its people and the plenteous supplies found on the tables of all.

    Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field