Lod

/ (lɒd) /

noun

a town in central Israel, southeast of Tel Aviv: Israel's chief airport. Pop: 66 800 (2003 est)Also called: Lydda

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Examples from the Web for lod

Adi Mazor grew up in the city of Lod, a mixed Jewish-Arab city outside of Tel Aviv, known for its crime and poverty.
Palestinian and Israeli Citizens Bypass Their Governments in Search for Peace|Evie M. Salomon|August 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My lod a messy, massa, I neber shoot anudder gun in all my born days.
Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion|St. George Tucker
Perhaps he is right, for the name may have been contracted into "Lod."
The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Christopher Marlowe
Lod, Lod, three cradles a' rockin' at the same time in yae hoose, it will be like a smiddyor a watchmaker's shop!
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

There he was met by, and there he defeated, the army of the adherents of the House of Lod.
Rulers of India: Akbar|George Bruce Malleson
Lydda, the ancient Lod, is a village in the plain of Sharon, ten miles southeast of Joppa.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall