Gulfport
Americannoun
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a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
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a town in W Florida.
Example Sentences
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I got off the train again at the next stop, Gulfport, Miss., a historic commercial hub anchored by the headquarters for Hancock Whitney Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
“This is a bucket list-type thing,” said longtime fan Kim Brazier, who flew in from Gulfport, Miss. “I only watch ‘Everybody Loves Raymond.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
“The price of repairs may mean we lose our character,” Sam Henderson, the mayor of Gulfport, told the Tampa Bay Times after Helene.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024
Jonathan Daniels, director of the Port of Gulfport, told WLOX-TV in 2019 that the Topship project crumbled because of economic problems in the oil industry.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
The Lake Pontchartrain route is practically unexposed to cross currents, as is the case with the Mobile Bay, Gulfport, Atchafalaya, and, to a certain extent, the outer portion of the Houston Ship Channels.
From The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce by Dabney, Thomas Ewing
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