Lake Success

American  

noun

1. a town on Long Island, in SE New York: temporary United Nations headquarters 1946–51.

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Lake Success British  

noun

1. a village in SE New York State, on W Long Island: headquarters of the United Nations Security Council from 1946 to 1951. Pop: 2832 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Both areas are threatened by water flowing out of the mountains into Lake Success, said Carrie Monteiro, spokeswoman for the Tulare County Emergency Operations Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Floodwaters from the White River have been coursing past the town, and Kadara said people are also concerned about water spilling from Lake Success.

From Los Angeles Times

Overflow from nearby Lake Success upstream has already flooded dozens of homes in the area.

From Los Angeles Times

“Right now the dam is in good working order — there’s no threat to the structure of the dam — but we have significant water coming off of the spillway,” Carrie Monteiro, a spokeswoman for the Tulare County Emergency Operations Center, said Wednesday of Schafer Dam on Lake Success.

From Los Angeles Times

Porterville residents evacuate as Lake Success overtops the Schafer Dam spillway.

From Los Angeles Times