Townsville

[ tounz-vil ]

/ ˈtaʊnz vɪl /

noun

a seaport on the E coast of Queensland, in E Australia.

Examples from the Web for townsville

North of Townsville, I was informed, it rained for nine months, and then the rainy season started.
From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde
I will not tire the reader by describing my journey to Townsville.
Missing Friends|Thorvald Weitemeyer
"Magnetic Villa" was one of the "best" houses in the rising city of Townsville.
Chinkie's Flat and Other Stories|Louis Becke
Townsville is simply a collection of humpies and shanties built upon an ill-smelling mud bank.
Tom Gerrard|Louis Becke

The pilot ketch "Dudley" has been recently repaired at Townsville in a very satisfactory manner.
Report on the Department of Ports and Harbours for the Year 1890-1891|Department of Ports and Harbours

British Dictionary definitions for townsville

Townsville

/ (ˈtaʊnzvɪl) /

noun

a port in E Australia, in NE Queensland on the Coral Sea: centre of a vast agricultural and mining hinterland. Pop: 119 504 (2001)

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Townsville

noun

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Townsville

noun