Galveston

American  

[gal-vuh-stuhn] / ˈgæl və stən /

noun

1. a seaport in SE Texas, on an island at the mouth of Galveston Bay.

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Example Sentences

The Centuries, a tanker carrying about two million barrels of Venezuelan oil, was seized last week and is now headed toward Galveston, Tex., where its oil will be unloaded, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal

At least five people have been killed after a Mexican Navy plane crashed in foggy conditions near Galveston, Texas on Monday while transporting a child burns victim.

From BBC

Galveston County, that said different racial groups cannot band together to bring voting rights complaints.

From Salon

They were freed by Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, oil ports in cities like Houston and Galveston and in nations like China and Saudi Arabia are threatened with being overwhelmed, according to the report.

From Salon