Vancouver
[væn'ku:və]
Definition
(noun.) a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city.
(noun.) a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon.
(noun.) English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798).
Checker: Merle--From WordNet
Examples
- There were quite a number of remnants of tribes in the vicinity of Portland in Oregon, and of Fort Vancouver in Washington Territory. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- My regiment spent a few weeks at Benicia barracks, and then was ordered to Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River, then in Oregon Territory. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In 1853 at Vancouver vegetables were a little lower. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Editor: Nolan