Killeen

[ ki-leen ]

/ kɪˈlin /

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noun

a city in central Texas.

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A month ago, on March 7, Munley phoned Whiskey Creek, the biggest country-western bar in Killeen, the town adjoining to Fort Hood.
How the Army Betrayed the Hero of Fort Hood|Michael Daly|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He bought the weapon at Guns Galore, a local Killeen gun shop where Hasan purchased one of the guns used in his 2009 attack.
Ft. Hood Shooter Had a 'Clean Record'|Jacob Siegel, Ben Jacobs|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2009, at Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas, an Army psychiatrist opened fire on the post, killing 12 and wounding 31.
Soldier Who Shot 16 Afghans Was From Troubled Lewis-McChord Army Base|Winston Ross|March 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Some reports recall the 1991 mass shooting in Killeen, Texas—right outside Fort Hood—in which 24 people were killed.
America's Mass Murder Addiction|Lee Siegel|November 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Two hours before daybreak they crossed the Killeen road and came to a wide brook.
Lives of the Fur Folk|M. D. Haviland
Killeen; an old churchyard disused except for the occasional burial of unbaptised infants.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
Thomas Reynolds, of Killeen Castle, entered their body on purpose to betray them.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800|Mary Frances Cusack
Killeen, pass a rope across these fellows' arms; I suppose they'll go quiet.
The Macdermots of Ballycloran|Anthony Trollope
Killeen; a quantity:—'That girl has a good killeen of money.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce