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Fall River

American  

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Massachusetts, on an arm of Narragansett Bay.


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To the extent it’s known at all, Fall River is generally known for two things.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

At Portugalia Marketplace in Fall River, Mass., landing a holiday job has never been more competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

They say local tribes and numerous Californians depend on the area’s aquifers — which flow into the Fall River and beyond — for clean drinking water and renowned fisheries.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2024

Owner of the Erie Railway Company, Fall River steamship line, and other companies, he made “corporate looting and corruption” a “fine art.”

From Slate Dec. 28, 2023

The Gargantua combines all the qualities of the truck with the conveniences of a Fall River boat.

From Of All Things by Benchley, Robert C.

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