Lubbock

[ luhb-uhk ]

noun

1. Sir John, 1st Baron Avebury, 1834–1913, English author, natural scientist, and statesman.
2. a city in NW Texas.

Lubbock

/ ˈlʌbək /

noun

1. a city in NW Texas: cotton market. Pop: 206 481 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

It still must be confirmed by a group of researchers that includes the Texas state climatologist, said Jordan Salem, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Lubbock.

From Seattle Times

But a similar effort in Lubbock, home to Texas Tech University, was derided in a Facebook post by Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows as part of “nationwide effort by the left to undermine public safety.”

From Seattle Times

They scurried to federal court in Lubbock, Texas, which has a single active judge, Trump appointee James Wesley Hendrix, who obligingly blocked it with a permanent injunction.

From Los Angeles Times

“The snow helps,” said Jones, who was among a dozen firefighters called in from Lubbock to help.

From Seattle Times

In Texas, city officials in Lubbock County, near the border of New Mexico, passed a measure that would, through lawsuits filed by private citizens, penalize people who help women obtain abortions in another state.

From Salon