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[ waw -ter-vleet, wot -er- ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɔ tərˌvlit, ˈwɒt ər- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a city in E New York, on the Hudson: oldest U.S. arsenal.
Words nearby Watervliet water turkey, water vapor, water vapour, water-vascular system, Waterville, Watervliet , water vole, water wagon, water wagtail, waterward, Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink
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Example sentences from the Web for Watervliet The Navy guns, all of the 6-inch size, were shipped to the Watervliet Arsenal to be cut down to a uniform length of 30 calibers.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict Crowell
The first seven rounds were fired with German cocoa powder, which was received from Watervliet Arsenal.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 | Various
Other circuits connect the sub-station at Watervliet with that at Schenectady and with the water-power station at Mechanicsville.
Electric Transmission of Water Power | Alton D. Adams
In Watervliet the water in many places measured ten feet deep and the police station and post-office were flooded.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado | Logan Marshall
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