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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.


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According to documents provided by Sirois, the bell was manufactured in the world-renowned Meneely Bell Foundry of Watervliet, N.Y.

From Washington Times Dec. 31, 2019

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

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

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