Puget Sound

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noun

1. an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Washington State, forming the southern portion of the Salish Sea.

Puget Sound

/ ˈpjuːdʒɪt /

noun

1. an inlet of the Pacific in NW Washington. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Puget Sound¹

First recorded as Puget’s Sound; named after British naval lieutenant Peter Puget (1765–1832), who accompanied George Vancouver on the Vancouver Expedition (1792)

Example Sentences

In search of a better job and a safer environment, Jones’ father moved his newly blended family to Bremer, Wash., in 1943 and found work at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

From Los Angeles Times

A 2022 study reported a swim of nearly three-quarters of a mile by a mountain lion in the Puget Sound off the coast of Washington State.

From New York Times

It’s also a highly useful mental attitude for surfing in the Pacific Northwest, where the sport calls for wet suits year-round in the frigid waters of Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean.

From Seattle Times

A trip to the Gay Softball World Series is one of many dreams, but final scores aren’t all that concern the Puget Sound Pronouns, who are in their third season and thinking bigger via activism.

From Seattle Times

About half the waterways where it spawned — spanning the Skokomish River on the canal to the Dungeness River near Sequim — lost their entire runs, according to the University of Washington’s Puget Sound Institute.

From Seattle Times