Definitions

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  • proper noun A Welsh surname (the most common in England and the United States).

Etymologies

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From hen (old) and ford (a way): the old way (Source: William Arthur 1857).

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Examples

  • HANFORD A program to screen former workers at Hanford and other Department of Energy nuclear weapons sites for work-related illnesses is underfunded, according to Sen. Maria

    The News Tribune Blogs 2010

  • 'HANFORD -- The soil at a nearby Hanford site may be safe, but underneath the ground, there are dozens of containers carrying hazardous materials.

    The Greenpeace weblog 2010

  • HANFORD A Hanford worker who suffered through a life-threatening case of West Nile virus last year is determined that it won't happen to another worker at the nuclear reservation.

    The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE 2010

  • HANFORD Police were forwarding the dental records of a missing Hanford woman to Fresno County officials to compare them with those of an unidentified woman found dead near Mendota.

    Home 2010

  • HANFORD Family and friends of Debbie Hawk gathered Sunday to reinvigorate efforts to find the missing Hanford mother.

    Home 2010

  • HANFORD Police were forwarding the dental records of a missing Hanford woman to Fresno County officials to compare them with those of an unidentified woman found dead near Mendota.

    Home The Associated Press 2010

  • HANFORD A Hanford worker who suffered through a life-threatening case of West Nile virus last year is determined that it won't happen to another worker at the nuclear reservation.

    The News Tribune Blogs 2010

  • HANFORD Police on Monday said they no longer think the suspected shooter of a Fresno officer played a role in the disappearance of a Hanford woman saying a startling link between two high-profile crimes in different cities didn't pan out.

    Home 2010

  • HANFORD Officers handcuffed the ex-husband of a missing Hanford woman during a search of both his and his parents 'homes Monday morning, but police said he was later released and is still not a suspect in her disappearance.

    Home 2009

  • Hanford is the place where CH2MHILL keeps getting busted for exposing workers to too much radiation.

    Forget killer bees (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

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