Houston

[ hyoo-stuhn ]

noun

1. Sam(uel), 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.
2. a city in SE Texas: a port on a ship canal, about 50 miles (80 km) from the Gulf of Mexico.

Houston

/ ˈhjuːstən /

noun

1. an inland port in SE Texas, linked by the Houston Ship Canal to the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: capital of the Republic of Texas (1837–39; 1842–45); site of the Manned Spacecraft Center (1964). Pop: 2 009 690 (2003 est)

Houston

1. Largest city in Texas .

Notes

A center of the oil industry and the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration .

Example Sentences

Houston Methodist officials declined to answer a detailed list of questions about Porsha’s treatment.

From Salon

They trained a GAN on actual satellite images taken by satellites as they passed over Houston before and after Hurricane Harvey.

From Science Daily

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis was sacked eight times and threw a pick six but still managed to lead his side to victory over a similarly error-strewn Houston Texans in another wild game.

From BBC

To my seven-year-old mind, they had already achieved the most significant fame that a kid from the Houston suburbs could reasonably measure: they had been animated guest stars on "Scooby-Doo."

From Salon

Houston is starting to figure it out and broke through with some second-half scoring against Dallas.

From Los Angeles Times