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Arecibo

American  
[ahr-uh-see-boh, ah-re-see-baw] / ˌɑr əˈsi boʊ, ˈɑ rɛˈsi βɔ /

noun

  1. a seaport in northern Puerto Rico.


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Ever since childhood, the singer-songwriter, born Carolina Isabel Colón Juarbe in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, has done everything to make sure her pop star dreams come true.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

"Even years after the Arecibo Observatory's collapse, its data continues to unlock critical information that can advance our understanding of the galaxy and enhance our ability to study phenomena like gravitational waves."

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

Before the telescope’s collapse, the NSF was contributing $7.5 million annually to Arecibo, and management of the site was led by the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023

The strongest one in recent decades hit the north coastal town of Arecibo in May 2022 with winds between 86 mph to 110 mph.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

The largest semi-steerable radio/radar observatory on the planet Earth is the Arecibo facility, which Cornell University operates for the National Science Foundation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan