Hanford

[ han-ferd ]

noun

1. a city in central California.
2. a locality in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: site of an atomic energy plant Hanford Works.

Example Sentences

The rural swing district spans portions of Kern, Kings and Tulare counties and includes Hanford south to Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times

The so-called ‘haboob’ swept through the valley on Monday afternoon from about 1:30 to 4 p.m., said Emily Wilson, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service at Hanford.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is a fairly uncommon event just due to the size and lower visibility of the dust storm,” she said, noting that the Hanford office’s senior forecaster issued his first career dust storm warning for several counties.

From Los Angeles Times

The rural swing district spans portions of Kern, Kings and Tulare counties and includes Hanford south to Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2010, Stoke-on-Trent Council was left facing a £329,000 claim from Hanford Waste Services for not sending enough waste to be incinerated.

From BBC