Chesapeake

[ ches-uh-peek ]

noun

1. (italics) a U.S. frigate boarded in 1807 by the British, who removed part of its crew and impressed some members into British service: captured by the British in naval battle near Boston in 1813.
2. a city in SE Virginia.

Example Sentences

Less than a year later, another granddaughter, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and her 8-year-old son drowned in a canoeing accident in the Chesapeake Bay.

From Los Angeles Times

Led by the non-profit progressive consumer rights advocacy group Public Citizen and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, over 1,000 fellow survivors sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday demanding a federal investigation of Big Oil for climate crimes.

From Salon

That is what I asked voters over lunch at a crab shack on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

From BBC

Yes, the Sweet Potato Roll with Fried Chesapeake Catfish, Preserved Ramp tarter is a longtime favorite and is still available.

From Salon

The main reason it was created was to give us a way to permanently keep Chesapeake Blue Catfish on our menu.

From Salon