Flushing

[ fluhsh-ing ]

noun

1. Dutch Vlissingen. a seaport on Walcheren Island, in the SW Netherlands.

Flushing

¹

/ ˈflʌʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a port in the SW Netherlands, in Zeeland province, on Walcheren Island, at the mouth of the West Scheldt river: the first Dutch city to throw off Spanish rule (1572). Pop: 45 000 (2003 est) Dutch nameVlissingen

flushing

²

/ ˈflʌʃɪŋ /

noun

1. an extra feeding given to ewes before mating to increase the lambing percentage

Example Sentences

In the past few weeks, brush fires have blazed not just in Prospect Park but in parks across all five NYC boroughs, including in Van Cortlandt, Fort Tryon, Flushing Meadows Corona, Clove Lakes, and Gerritsen Beach.

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The sound of flushing had never been so beautiful.

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For 19 days, we hauled potable drinking water from distribution sites, collected gray water and creek water for flushing, and carefully rationed every drop.

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Ahead of the storm, he filled up his bathtub with water to use for flushing and handwashing.

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Many residents hauled water from creeks and pools to use for flushing.

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