Huntsville

American

[huhnts-vil] / ˈhʌnts vɪl /

noun

a city in N Alabama: rocket and missile center.
a city in E Texas.
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada: summer resort.

Huntsville British

/ ˈhʌntsvɪl /

noun

a city in NE Alabama: space-flight and guided-missile research centre. Pop: 164 237 (2003 est)

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Amy Eskridge, an independent researcher who died in 2022, co-founded the Institute for Exotic Science in Huntsville, Ala., which specialized in quantum computing and gravity modification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Listings in No. 6 Huntsville, Ala., were 78% higher than in 2019.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Psyche is the 14th mission selected under NASA's Discovery Program, managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

The nation’s premier defense firms and missile manufacturers will likely enjoy direct access to Golden Dome, since the project is expected to be headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, the “Pentagon of the South.”

From Salon • Nov. 27, 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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