New Bedford

noun

1. a seaport in SE Massachusetts: formerly a chief whaling port.

New Bedford

noun

1. a port and resort in SE Massachusetts, near Buzzards Bay: settled by Plymouth colonists in 1652; a leading whaling port (18th–19th centuries). Pop: 94 112 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

The details of the ordeal have been changed for “Swept Away,” which is set in 1888 on a whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Mass.

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Fearing human traffickers, Douglass, now married to Anna Murray, fled again to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he gained a reputation as an orator speaking out against slavery with the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.

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David Ruggles told Frederick and his new bride, Anna Murray—they were married in Ruggles’s parlor—to head north to New Bedford, Massachusetts, a haven for freed blacks.

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This spring, massive tower sections from Portugal arrived at the Port of New Bedford to be assembled out on the water.

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New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Wednesday’s announcement is a “great way to kick off 2024.”

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