Port Coquitlam

American  

[koh-kwit-luhm] / koʊˈkwɪt ləm /

noun

1. a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.

---

Example Sentences

Police began searching the Pickton farm in the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquitlam more than 22 years ago in what would be a years-long investigation into the disappearances of dozens of women.

From Seattle Times

It is a debate felt not just in the bigger cities like Vancouver, but in places like Port Coquitlam, a suburb of 60,000 people east of Vancouver rich in walking trails, public parks and single-family homes.

From BBC

“You don’t touch his statue. Ever,” tweeted Brad West, mayor of Port Coquitlam, the British Columbia city where Fox was raised.

From Washington Post

When he dropped by the outdoor terrace of a cafe in Port Coquitlam, an eastern suburb of Vancouver, for elbow bumps, quick chats and selfies with voters, a crowd soon swelled.

From New York Times

Residents were evacuated from a neighborhood in Port Coquitlam and a nearby highway was closed for several hours Monday night when a tanker truck containing ethanol and a rail car collided.

From Seattle Times