Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Chilliwack

American  
[chil-uh-wak] / ˈtʃɪl əˌwæk /

noun

  1. a municipality in SW British Columbia, on the Fraser River.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Multiple fires, detected late Tuesday, are active in the Chilliwack area in North Cascades National Park following recent storms through the area, the park service said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

He is 6-foot-4 and 195 pounds and is a native of Chilliwack, B.C.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2022

"We can't ship them because all the roads are closed," said Arthur Loewen, whose tree farm in Chilliwack, east of Vancouver, has been swamped.

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2021

Residents of Abbotsford were told late on Monday to leave their homes and take shelter in a convention center and at a high school in nearby Chilliwack.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2021

In the fruit-growing sections of British Columbia the black walnut appears quite at home, trees of a diameter of from three to four feet being reported at Chilliwack, in the Fraser River valley.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Chilliwack" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com