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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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“The only mystical religious experience I’ve ever had was in Watervliet, Mich., in a Taco Bell parking lot.”

From Washington Post • May 2, 2016

"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

Prosecutors say Haas met two of his victims while working as a National Guard recruiter in Watervliet, near Albany.

From Washington Times • Mar. 27, 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