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Willow Run

American  

noun

  1. a suburban area west of Detroit, Michigan, near Ypsilanti.


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The Willow Run Bomber Plant at peak capacity produced a B-24 Liberator every hour, around the clock.

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2019

They were flying out of Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, about 15 miles from the Michigan campus.

From Washington Post Mar. 9, 2017

No members of Michigan’s basketball team were hurt after their plane skidded off the Willow Run Airport runway in Ypsilanti.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2017

It will be called the American Center for Mobility and will comprise 335 acres that were once part of G.M.’s Willow Run plant.

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2016

At Willow Run, B-24s roll off the assembly line instead of Ford sedans.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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