Hampton Roads

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noun

a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.

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Rasoul carried southwest Virginia, and was defeated everywhere else, decisively losing the Hampton Roads region that neither candidate had a foothold in.
The Trailer: The "Arizona model": Republicans trek to Phoenix, planning 2020 election audits back home|David Weigel|June 10, 2021|Washington Post
People were filling the seats in the gymnasium — some local residents, others from cities throughout Hampton Roads who said they had never spent time in Windsor beyond sitting at a stop light or filling their car with gas.
Hurting in Windsor: How a viral police pepper-spray incident has illuminated racial tensions in a small Virginia town|Gregory S. Schneider|April 15, 2021|Washington Post
Keith Freeman, chairman of the Hampton Roads Tea Party, said he thought the state party was using “a double standard.”
Republican Party of Virginia in Hot Water Over Request for Gun Details|Ben Jacobs|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Down in Virginia there is a great body of salt water known as Hampton Roads.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various

On the morning of March 8, 1862, the sun came up beautifully over the broad waters of Hampton Roads.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
During all this time Hampton Roads had been gay with Federal shipping.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon
She was steaming round Hampton Roads, waiting to sink any of the boats that were maintaining that blockade.
The Blue and The Gray|A. R. White
As the sun went down, that night, over Hampton Roads, every Union heart in the fleet and in the fortress throbbed with despair.
Nurse and Spy in the Union Army|S. Emma E. Edmonds