Schenectady

[ skuh-nek-tuh-dee ]

noun

1. a city in E New York, on the Mohawk River.

Example Sentences

It’s a similar story in Schenectady, where GE has reduced its workforce from nearly 30,000 unionized hourly production workers in 1970 to approximately 800 unionized hourly production workers now, according to the report.

From Time

In the late 2000s, for example, GE took advantage of a $5 million state grant and a series of tax breaks to announce a multi-million dollar Schenectady renovation project that brought at least 500 high-paying jobs.

From Time

Half of those jobs focused on developing renewable and alternative energy sources, making Schenectady the hub of GE’s burgeoning renewable energy work.

From Time

Dylan returned to upstate New York to study political economics at Union College in Schenectady.

From The Daily Beast

Was very busy at this time in organizing for my lecture campaign between Schenectady and Buffalo.

From Project Gutenberg

During my stay here I became interested in the place and found that Schenectady was as rich in legends and story as her neighbors.

From Project Gutenberg

Schenectady was then in the form of an oblong square, having a gate at each extremity.

From Project Gutenberg

The next morning, after an early breakfast, a stage was taken which in a few hours carried them to Schenectady.

From Project Gutenberg

On reaching Schenectady the travelers learned that they must wait till the next noon to take a boat up the Mohawk River.

From Project Gutenberg