Seattle

[ see-at-l ]

noun

1. Seatlh, c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
2. a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.

Seattle

/ sɪˈætəl /

noun

1. a port in W Washington, on the isthmus between Lake Washington and Puget Sound: the largest city in the state and chief commercial centre of the Northwest; two universities. Pop: 569 101 (2003 est)

Seattle

1. The largest city in the state of Washington .

Notes

Although no longer the headquarters of the Boeing Aircraft Company, the Seattle region still contains many Boeing facilities.

Example Sentences

A novelist, she had written the bestselling “Annie Jordan,” about a plucky heroine in boom town Seattle modeled on her pioneer family.

From Los Angeles Times

The Horizon Air Flight 2052 headed to Seattle Paine Field International Airport halted its departure around 10:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

With six games left, including division matchups against the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks, the Rams are in postseason contention thanks in part to a division devoid of a dominant team.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet after playing a league-record 103 games in less than 20 months, it simply ran out of gas, dropping two of its last three playoff games, the last loss coming to Seattle in extra time.

From Los Angeles Times

The Seattle Seahawks continued their surprisingly good season by beating the Arizona Cardinals to take pole position in the NFC West.

From BBC