Florissant

[ flawr-uh-suhnt ]

noun

1. a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.

Example Sentences

Army Corps of Engineers is taking soil samples at six properties in Florissant, Missouri, that sit near Coldwater Creek, a meandering waterway contaminated after nuclear waste was dumped there in the 1960s.

From Seattle Times

In 2022, a Florissant grade school closed amid worries that contamination from the creek got onto the playground and inside the building.

From Seattle Times

She led the effort to preserve the rich fossil beds in Colorado’s Florissant Valley, eventually resulting in the area being protected as a national monument.

From Seattle Times

The $2.9 million settlement with the city of Florissant was approved by a federal judge on Tuesday and announced Wednesday by ArchCity Defenders, a St. Louis-based public interest law firm.

From Seattle Times

Florissant was among several St. Louis County cities whose policing and court practices were scrutinized after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson.

From Seattle Times