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  • Flushing
    Flushing
    noun
    a seaport on Walcheren Island, in the SW Netherlands.
  • flushing
    flushing
    noun
    an extra feeding given to ewes before mating to increase the lambing percentage
Synonyms

Flushing

American  
[fluhsh-ing] / ˈflʌʃ ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Dutch Vlissingen.  a seaport on Walcheren Island, in the SW Netherlands.


Flushing 1 British  
/ ˈflʌʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. Dutch name: Vlissingen.  a port in the SW Netherlands, in Zeeland province, on Walcheren Island, at the mouth of the West Scheldt river: the first Dutch city to throw off Spanish rule (1572). Pop: 45 000 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

flushing 2 British  
/ ˈflʌʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. an extra feeding given to ewes before mating to increase the lambing percentage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 2021 winner at Flushing Meadows begins her Melbourne campaign in the last match of the first day on Margaret Court Arena, following a men's clash.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Roman Aminov, an attorney based in Flushing, N.Y., says he has probated wills belonging to someone who had died more than 25 years before.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

Cohen’s arrival in November 2020 marked the beginning of a new era in Flushing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

When he showed up in Flushing with an accidental buzzcut given to him by his brother, it may have started as a joke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 9, 2025

Flushing with pleasure and confusion, Ranofer followed him to one of the smaller furnaces.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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