Houston

American  

[hyoo-stuhn] / ˈhyu stən /

noun

1. Sam(uel), 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.

2. a city in SE Texas: a port on a ship canal, about 50 miles (80 km) from the Gulf of Mexico.

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Houston British  

/ ˈhjuːstən /

noun

1. an inland port in SE Texas, linked by the Houston Ship Canal to the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: capital of the Republic of Texas (1837–39; 1842–45); site of the Manned Spacecraft Center (1964). Pop: 2 009 690 (2003 est)

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Houston Cultural  

1. Largest city in Texas.

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A center of the oil industry and the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Example Sentences

I own a storage facility in the Houston, Texas, area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Houston is done, just like Durant was done Tuesday night after scoring 20 points in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He chose UTI and relocated from Tennessee to Houston, where he could get specialized training to work on BMWs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Her next race was the Houston Marathon in January, when she was in her first trimester and won with a time of 2:24:17.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The Saturn V rocket seemed too monstrous to be made to heel by the control room in Houston.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia