Hempstead

American  

[hemp-sted, hem-] / ˈhɛmp stɛd, ˈhɛm- /

noun

1. a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.

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Example Sentences

He pledged the programme would deliver the "next generation of new towns", in an echo of those developed by the Labour government after World War Two, which included Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead and Harlow.

From BBC

The slap of our sneakers switches to thuds when we start the dirt course, and two long-limbed track runners with Hempstead College singlets gallop by.

From Literature

The 10K ends near Hempstead’s campus, and if we do one extra loop around the nature trail and then run home, we’ll be set.

From Literature

She drives over to the campus gym, and I follow her inside the building and down a hallway lined with plaques that list members of the Hempstead College Athletics Hall of Fame.

From Literature

She’s a retired biology professor who was on the faculty at Hempstead—the college in town where my parents both teach—until a couple of years ago, and Jonah used to go to her house all the time.

From Literature