Seattle

[ see-at-l ]

/ siˈæt l /

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noun

Seatlh, c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.

a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.

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Words nearby Seattle

seat of the pants, by the, Seaton Valley, seatrain, sea trials, sea trout, Seattle, sea turtle, seatwork, seatworm, sea urchin, sea vegetable

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How to use Seattle in a sentence

Moreover, it doesn’t hurt Seattle if other teams think a Wilson trade is possible.
A Russell Wilson trade is unlikely, but Seattle’s star QB is unhappy. Here are the team’s options.|John Clayton|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Although not mentioned publicly, a letter to staff obtained by The Seattle Times, and purportedly signed by Trader Joe’s executives, cites the local ordinances passed in California and Seattle as reasons for the increased bonus.
As Cities Mandate Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers, Groceries Sue|Brendan Seibel|February 26, 2021|Eater
The company, which owns more than a dozen grocery chains, announced earlier this month it would close two additional stores in Seattle after the city passed a $4-an-hour hazard pay mandate for grocery workers.
Nation’s most populous county mandates extra $5 in pandemic ‘hero pay’ for some grocery workers|Paulina Firozi|February 24, 2021|Washington Post
In 2016, ISB merged with Providence Health & Services in Seattle, a massive network with 51 hospitals, billions of dollars in cash, and a hunger to develop a more robust research program.
Why covid-19 might finally usher in the era of health care based on a patient’s data|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review

After a welding job he’d been promised in Seattle disappeared in October, he fell more than $4,000 behind on rent and has since struggled to provide for himself and his 5-month-old son.
Millions of Tenants Behind on Rent, Small Landlords Struggling, Eviction Moratoriums Expiring Soon: Inside the Next Housing Crisis|Abby Vesoulis/Seattle|February 18, 2021|Time
Strange as it may seem, I first pondered this question in the airport concourse at Seattle.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was with Joe, an old friend, last week in Seattle to celebrate the restoration of that very first 747.
The Sexy Dream of the 747|Clive Irving|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fryberg was “a really good kid,” and “well liked,” according to someone who knew the family and spoke to The Seattle Times.
The Homecoming Prince Who Tweeted His Killing Spree|Brandy Zadrozny|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seattle is one of the most recent, with its city council voting this year to adopt the indigenous version of the holiday.
Keep the Holiday, Lose Columbus|Carrie Gibson|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In June 1909, Model Ts were two of the first three finishers in a grueling New York-to-Seattle rally.
From the Model T to the Model S|The Daily Beast|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He remembered a little friend back in Seattle to whom he had promised a bear-skin.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
He managed to make his way to Seattle and in spite of his condition returned to Everett that same night.
The Everett massacre|Walker C. Smith
After a brief conversation Mahler was deported to Seattle by the same car on which he had made the trip over.
The Everett massacre|Walker C. Smith
Roberts ran down the street to the interurban depot, where he hid behind a freight car until just before the car left for Seattle.
The Everett massacre|Walker C. Smith
As he had lied before he was not believed, but, as a test, Earl Osborne went from Seattle to open up the hall once more.
The Everett massacre|Walker C. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for Seattle

Seattle

/ (sɪˈætəl) /

noun

a port in W Washington, on the isthmus between Lake Washington and Puget Sound: the largest city in the state and chief commercial centre of the Northwest; two universities. Pop: 569 101 (2003 est)

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

Cultural definitions for Seattle

Seattle

[ (see-at-l) ]

The largest city in the state of Washington.

notes for Seattle

Although no longer the headquarters of the Boeing Aircraft Company, the Seattle region still contains many Boeing facilities.