Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern England on the English Channel near the Isle of Wight. Chartered in 1194, it is a major naval base.
- An independent city of southeast Virginia opposite Norfolk. It has been a major naval base since pre-Revolutionary times.
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- proper noun A
city in southernEngland
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean
- noun a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base
- noun a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
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Examples
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PORTSMOUTH A student at Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth is being interviewed by police after allegedly firing three shots from a handgun at the school today.
The Shad Plank 2010
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PORTSMOUTH, England - In danger of going out of business, Portsmouth has asked the Premier League if it can sell players outside of the transfer window to raise cash and pay its debts.
Brownsville Herald : THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010
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PORTSMOUTH - A Portsmouth teen will be in district court this morning to receive his sentence after pleading guilty to the gruesome murder of a former classmate in a 2008 homicide that drew enormous media attention.
The Shad Plank 2010
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PORTSMOUTH A man has been arrested and charged with making and setting off a bottle bomb in a Portsmouth home yesterday.
The Shad Plank 2010
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PORTSMOUTH Police in Portsmouth are investigating a homicide in which a man left a note directing police to his estranged wife's body and later turned himself in to police in
The Shad Plank 2010
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PORTSMOUTH Police in Portsmouth are investigating a homicide in which a man left a note directing police to his estranged wife's body and later turned himself in to police in
The Shad Plank 2010
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PORTSMOUTH - Police in Portsmouth are investigating the city's first homicide of the year after a fatal shooting over the weekend.
The Shad Plank 2010
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PORTSMOUTH (AFP) - Aston Villa remain in the hunt for a European place after Nathan Delfouneso's first Premier League goal clinched a 2-1 win against Portsmouth on Sunday.
Soccerway.com 2010
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PORTSMOUTH - Police in Portsmouth are investigating the city's first homicide of the year after a fatal shooting over the weekend.
The Shad Plank 2010
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PORTSMOUTH - A carbon monoxide leak forced the evacuation of a Portsmouth, N.H., hotel, and sent 11 people to a hospital.
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