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Galveston

Galveston

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A city and port on an island off the coast of southeast Texas with beaches and old buildings
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡælvɪstən/
translation icon : Galveston
  • We went straight to Houston, and then Saturday night we drove to Galveston and stayed over there.
  • Galveston Bay
  • Galveston, Texas
  • Galveston, TX

It's to hire a crew on the boat in Guayaquil to bring it to Galveston, TX said OK, so here's what we're going to do.

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Examples

  • You don't remember the trips to Galveston, camping in Big Bend, all the fun we had?

  • On Monday, the first tour canvassed Galveston Island, strolling between eateries and unique shops.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I had to ride all the way to Galveston in my union suit.

  • " How about Galveston in the middle of February at the latest? "

    Fiction book (2002)
  • We set up a house down in Galveston.

  • When I was about your age, I was in Galveston, Texas.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Three weeks ago, as I was getting off the boat in Galveston, you went aboard.

  • We went to Houston... then Saturday night drove to Galveston and stayed over there.

  • Yeah, when I retire, I'm gonna move Esme and me down to Galveston.

  • Last summer, I spent a week relaxing on the beaches of Galveston, Texas.

Compounds

A large bay on the southeast Texas coast near Houston

An island at the entrance of Galveston Bay off the Texas coast with an old city and beaches

Surface Forms

Galveston main

Etymology

The word Galveston comes from the Spanish name Galvez plus the English ending -ton. Think of it as 'Galvez's town', which is why Galveston is the name of the city and port.