- Puget Sound
- geographical name arm of the Pacific extending 80 miles (129 kilometers) S into W Washington from E end of Strait of Juan de Fuca
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Puget Sound
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Puget Sound — (pronEng|ˈpjuːʤᵻt) is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It branches out from Admiralty Inlet and Deception Pass in the north to Olympia … Wikipedia
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Puget Sound — [pyo͞o′jit] [after Lt. Peter Puget of the Vancouver expedition (1792)] inlet of the Pacific in NW Wash.: c. 100 mi (161 km) long … English World dictionary
Puget Sound — Puget Sound, Bucht des Stillen Oceans im äußersten Nordwesten des Territory Washington (Nordamerika); steht durch den Admirality Inlet mit der Fucastraße in Verbindung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Puget Sound — Karte des Puget Sound Der Puget Sound ist ein Sund im Nordwesten des US amerikanischen Bundesstaats Washington. Die ca. 150 km lange, inselreiche und weitverzweigte Bucht wurde von George Vancouver nach Peter Puget, einem seiner Offiziere,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Puget Sound — /pyooh jit/ an arm of the Pacific, in NW Washington. * * * Arm of the Pacific Ocean indenting northwestern Washington, U.S. It was explored by the British navigator George Vancouver in 1792 and named by him for Peter Puget, a second lieutenant in … Universalium
Puget Sound — noun an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State • Instance Hypernyms: ↑sound • Part Holonyms: ↑Washington, ↑Evergreen State, ↑WA, ↑Pacific, ↑Pacific Ocean * * * Puget Sound [ … Useful english dictionary
Puget Sound AVA — Appellations Typ: American Viticultural Area Jahr der Gründung: 1995 Land: USA Wachstumsperiode: 180 Tage … Deutsch Wikipedia
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company — was a major shipbuilding and construction company, located in Seattle, Washington. The firm was established in 1898 on Elliott Bay in Puget Sound. The company was engaged in construction projects around the United States and built ships for the U … Wikipedia
Puget Sound Community School — (known within the school community as PSCS) is a very small private school located in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1994 by Andy Smallman, and has no religious affiliation. References * [http://www.seattleschild.com/0606 2.htm Seattle s… … Wikipedia
Puget Sound L.Rev. — Puget Sound Law Review … Black's law dictionary
