Townsville

[ tounz-vil ]

/ ˈtaʊnz vɪl /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Townsville

Townshend Acts, township, township line, townsman, townspeople, Townsville, townswoman, town talk, townwear, towpath, towrope

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How to use Townsville in a sentence

These layers are found across huge areas of NSW and Queensland, all the way from Sydney to near Townsville.
How a Volcanic Bombardment in Ancient Australia Led to the World’s Greatest Climate Catastrophe|Ian Metcalfe|May 19, 2022|Singularity Hub
“It’s a stand-alone coral … and we don’t see many that size,” says marine scientist Nathan Cook of Reef Ecologic, a climate and environmental consulting firm in Townsville, Australia.
An incredibly resilient coral in the Great Barrier Reef offers hope for the future|Nikk Ogasa|August 27, 2021|Science News
But it may be of interest to hear that Townsville claims one distinction.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
Townsville is simply a collection of humpies and shanties built upon an ill-smelling mud bank.
Tom Gerrard|Louis Becke

The bay of Townsville is open, and the shoal water extends some two miles from the beach.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
Townsville is the most rising place of the north of Queensland, and, should it secede from the south, will become the capital.
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water|Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
Shortly afterward he slipped over the side of the ship into a tossing and pitching launch and was rushed to Townsville.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

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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