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Gansevoort

American  
[ganz-vawrt, -vohrt] / ˈgænz vɔrt, -voʊrt /

noun

  1. Peter, 1749–1812, U.S. general: soldier in the American Revolutionary War.


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The Gansevoort Peninsula presented a unique opportunity: It’s a landfill, not a pier supported by piles, as all the other structures are.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Gansevoort Peninsula, a 5.5-acre park between Gansevoort Street and Little West 12th Street in the Meatpacking District, opened last month.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023

A collaboration between the Gansevoort hotel and the nearby hot spot Bagatelle has resulted in this indoor-outdoor aerie with several lounge and table seating options.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2019

Melville’s older brother, Gansevoort, had died in 1846, leaving Melville in charge of the family.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019

The sortie was gallantly made, and entirely successful; but the attack on Herkimer rendered it of so little avail, that the battle of Oriskany left Gansevoort hardly better off than before.

From Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. by Drake, Samuel Adams

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