Lake Success

American  

noun

1. a town on Long Island, in SE New York: temporary United Nations headquarters 1946–51.

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Lake Success British  

noun

1. a village in SE New York State, on W Long Island: headquarters of the United Nations Security Council from 1946 to 1951. Pop: 2832 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders in Tulare County, where officials continue to monitor high levels on the Tule River and release water from Lake Success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Residents in the Tulare County city of Porterville were ordered to evacuate as Lake Success rose, sending water running over the spillway at Schafer Dam.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

The Yankees said that Ford died at home, in Lake Success, N.Y., surrounded by family while watching his old team win a playoff game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2020

By 1979, Spahr Lacher had moved into a nondescript suburban office park in Lake Success, Long Island, just beyond the Queens border and the reach of New York City taxes.

From Salon • May 8, 2020

He is the son of Janet A. Edgar and Bryan P. Edgar of Savannah, Ga. The groom’s mother, who is retired, was a medical billing record reviewer for Health/ROI in Lake Success, N.Y.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019