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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The ship rounded Africa on Aug. 14 and crossed the Atlantic in three weeks, passing by the northern shores of Venezuela before arriving in Gulfport, Miss., on Sept. 11.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
“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
District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. of Gulfport, Mississippi, ruled in favor of those who sued.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024
Footnote 23-57: Four similar suits were filed in January 1963 regarding segregation in Huntsville and Mobile, Alabama; Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi; and Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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