Port Arthur

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noun

a seaport in SE Texas, on Sabine Lake.

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Words nearby Port Arthur

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How to use Port Arthur in a sentence

By the time BASF opened a plant in the coastal town of Port Arthur in 2001, nearby communities were so inundated with poisonous air that the arrival of BASF hardly stood out.
The Dirty Secret of America’s Clean Dishes|by Max Blau and Lylla Younes, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica|December 20, 2021|ProPublica
The 27-year-old teacher’s life has been shaped by the inescapable presence of more than a dozen petrochemical facilities that dominate the skyline in Port Arthur, Texas.
When Home Is a Toxic Hot Spot|by Maya Miller, Alyssa Johnson, Lisa Song and Max Blau, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica|December 15, 2021|ProPublica
Yet Roosevelt recalled that Japan had initiated war with Russia in 1904 in a similar way by striking its naval base at Port Arthur.
How World Leaders’ Reactions to Pearl Harbor Changed the Course of World War II|Charlie Laderman|December 7, 2021|Time
Large swaths of the Greater Houston area make up the third-biggest hot spot of cancer-causing air in the country, according to our analysis, after Louisiana’s Cancer Alley and an area around Port Arthur, Texas, which is on the Louisiana border.
Poison in the Air|by Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Maya Miller, photography by Kathleen Flynn for ProPublica|November 2, 2021|ProPublica

He was the son of fundamentalist Christians from Port Arthur, Tex.
Seeing Jasper Johns: A seminal artist’s career is celebrated and illuminated in two cities|Sebastian Smee|September 29, 2021|Washington Post
In the 1950s, you had people like Richard Hofstadter and Arthur Schlesinger moving back and forth between the two worlds.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence|Bill Schulz|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Houston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The city of Stanleyville—now called Kisangani—was a majestic port city as deep as one can go into the Heart of Darkness.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Casino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations?|John L. Smith|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
At the port of Cavite is a parochial church, which ministers to over three thousand souls.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The ship has anchored in the province of Ylocos, eighty leguas from here, as the weather does not permit it to come to this port.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Port Arthur

Port Arthur

noun

a former penal settlement (1833–70) in Australia, on the S coast of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania

the former name of Lüshun

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