Fort Belvoir

[ bel-vawr ]

/ ˈbɛl vɔr /

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noun

a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Virginia on the Potomac.

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How to use Fort Belvoir in a sentence

The former student recently came forward to report the abuse, sparking an investigation into the alleged crimes that occurred when Cheatham was a teacher at the now-shuttered Barden Elementary School in Fort Belvoir in 1994 or 1995.
Fairfax County teacher accused of sexually assaulting student about 25 years ago|Justin Jouvenal|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
In addition, the service just opened a $430 million national flagship museum at Fort Belvoir on Veterans Day.
Army museums have tens of thousands of artifacts. They’re looking to downsize.|Michael Ruane|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
And on Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was offered an “Open Road” by the city of Fort Worth, as was its tradition.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My choice is that it should be required reading by those who run the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Vincent Fort, a state senator from Georgia, saw big differences between ALEC and SIX.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC|Ben Jacobs|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
America already has a cereal cafe, Cereality, which has a store in Virginia and at the Dallas Fort Worth airport.
Cereal Cafe’s Big Bowl of Hate|David Levesley|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit.
Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After an eight weeks' siege, a breach having been made, the city surrendered, and a month later the fort followed the example.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The Mexican artillery soon laid a part of the fort in ruins.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
They soon retired, however, as the Fort was in danger of being attacked from another side.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He had been wont to do this on other occasions, because the enemy with nine ships was within sight of the fort.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
De l peu d'heures il mourut entre mes mains fort chrestiennement.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various