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Queenstown

British  
/ ˈkwiːnzˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. the former name (1849–1922) of Cóbh

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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During the challenge, he is due to bungee jump off Auckland Harbour Bridge, canyon swing in Queenstown and sky dive in Abel Tasman.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

Throwdowns in the Queenstown nets left Cox with a broken thumb and Bethell with his chance.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

The feast described is not a Thanksgiving meal, but a snapshot of what first-class passengers on the Titanic ate for dinner on April 11, 1912, when the ship left Queenstown, Ireland, for New York.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Schools in central Queenstown were closed, according to their websites, and the New Zealand roads authority was warning of road closures across the lower South Island.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2023

“Most of us went on down the river toward Queenstown thinkin’ the current pulled the kayak that way.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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