Evansville

[ ev-uhnz-vil ]

/ ˈɛv ənzˌvɪl /

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noun

a city in SW Indiana, on the Ohio River.

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Words nearby Evansville

evangelize, evanish, Evans, Evans blue, Evanston, Evansville, evap., evaporable, evaporate, evaporated milk, evaporation

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How to use Evansville in a sentence

The confusion which would be engendered, were the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville to be partly in the 110 per cent.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
Since this plate was made, Evansville has been reduced to 105 and Vincennes to 103 per cent., respectively.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
The average fall frost period at Evansville is about the 20th of October.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
The proper time for grafting in the Evansville latitude is the last week in March and the first week in April.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

At first we kept the scions in a cold storage plant in Evansville, and at a temperature of around 32 degrees, and in wet moss.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

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Evansville

/ (ˈɛvənzˌvɪl) /

noun

a city in SW Indiana, on the Ohio River. Pop: 117 881 (2003 est)

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