Hanford

[han-ferd]

noun

a city in central California.
a locality in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: site of an atomic energy plant (Hanford Works).

Compare Richland.

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Contemporary Examples of hanford

To people unfamiliar with Hanford, this might sound mildly apocalyptic.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble
Eric Nusbaum
February 24, 2013
Hanford offers everything a storyteller could want,” said the narrator, including “intrigue” and “patriotism.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble
Eric Nusbaum
February 24, 2013
Tri-Cities, which grew out of Hanford, has a combined population of about 200,000.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble
Eric Nusbaum
February 24, 2013
Over the last 20 years, Hanford has also become something else: a tourist destination.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble
Eric Nusbaum
February 24, 2013
The ongoing work at Hanford was not intended to be a solution.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble
Eric Nusbaum
February 24, 2013

Historical Examples of hanford

I think I'll walk down to Hanford's and have the matter adjusted.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus
Jessie Graham Flower
He was in the bank for the final transfer of the Hanford interests.
The Million-Dollar Suitcase
Alice MacGowan
Mr. Temple, General Marriott, and Mr. Hanford were the only dissentients.
Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century
T. C. Turberville
Hanford Strong nodded in the direction of the Kusiak circle.
The Yukon Trail
William MacLeod Raine
It contained a bill from Hanford's, the largest department store in Overton.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus
Jessie Graham Flower