Huntsville
Americannoun
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a city in N Alabama: rocket and missile center.
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a city in E Texas.
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a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada: summer resort.
noun
Example Sentences
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Later this summer, the heat shield will be transported to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Listings in No. 6 Huntsville, Ala., were 78% higher than in 2019.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Born Jimmy Ray McBride in Huntsville, Ala., on April 28, 1947, he began writing songs a child, but didn’t get one recorded until much later.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Eli Lilly LLY -1.54%decrease; red down pointing triangle plans to build a $6 billion facility in Huntsville, Ala., to make active pharmaceutical ingredients, including those used in weight-loss drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
He had an older sister who was married and lived in Houston, and an older brother serving eight to ten at Huntsville.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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