Port Arthur

noun

1. Lüshun.
2. a seaport in SE Texas, on Sabine Lake.
3. Thunder Bay

Port Arthur

noun

1. a former penal settlement (1833–70) in Australia, on the S coast of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
2. the former name of Lüshun

Example Sentences

"To us, it would be no different to having a statue of Martin Bryant," she says, referring to the gunman who massacred 35 people at nearby Port Arthur in 1996.

From BBC

The next year, though, Port Arthur stayed on eastern time, while Fort William changed back to central time in the fall, which, predictably, “led to all sorts of confusion,” deJong says.

From Seattle Times

But the delicacy remained confined to Louisiana until AJ Judice, Jr.—the “Crazy Frenchman”—began running crawfish races in 1963 to promote his Cajun food store in southeast Texas’ Port Arthur.

From National Geographic

The Arlington left Port Arthur, Ontario, on April 30, 1940, fully loaded with wheat and headed to Owen Sound, Ontario, under the command of Captain Frederick “Tatey Bug” Burke, a veteran of the Great Lakes.

From Seattle Times

A U.S. court has removed an emissions permit for Sempra's Port Arthur LNG export terminal in Texas, but the company said construction of the facility will continue for now.

From Reuters