Port Washington

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noun

a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.

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Words nearby Port Washington

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How to use Port Washington in a sentence

Two factors made Hiram Revels especially interesting to the Washington establishment.
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It was a rare moment of bipartisan unity in partisan Washington.
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Another set of hackers that goes by the name the Lizard Squad told the Washington Post that they helped with the Sony hack.
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His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.
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Supported by Washington, the domestic quota was cut from 90 days to 30.
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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
Washington attacked a French encampment at the confluence of the Alleghany and Monongahela.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.
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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