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Watervliet

American  
[waw-ter-vleet, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌvlit, ˈwɒt ər- /

noun

  1. a city in E New York, on the Hudson: oldest U.S. arsenal.


Example Sentences

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Mr. Hanrahan, a former resident of Potomac, Md., was born in Watervliet, N.Y.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2017

"I shot a nice red hartebeest," Jerry Emhoff, a resident of Watervliet, Michigan, said of one day's hunting.

From US News • Sep. 2, 2015

It covers Albany, Troy, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer and Green Island, which have about 150,000 homes and businesses.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2015

Mathew Kolodzie, 31, is a Department of Defense firefighter at the Watervliet Arsenal near Albany.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2010

Soon after eight o’clock, the telephone rang at Frederick’s home in Watervliet, New York.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow