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Moline

Moline

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A town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River known for manufacturing and river transport
  • proper noun
  • /moʊˈliːn/
: Moline
  • Moline, Illinois.
  • Moline, Illinois

Examples

  • Here's a little boy in Moline, Illinois.

  • The historic downtown area of Moline features several museums and theaters.

  • And your parents, they are still in Moline?

  • The boy and his mother spend the summer in Moline.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I grew up in Moline.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Their first stop is Moline, Illinois, the mother's hometown.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I was born in 1931 and raised on a farm 20 miles from Moline, IL, home of John Deere Mfg Co.

    Blog text (34)
  • To keep up with demand, executives at HC Duke in East Moline, Ill., recently installed product lifecycle management software to track the design process closely.

    Academic text (2006)
  • It was an area with a small-town mentality, and no hotel in Moline would house Gates.

    Academic text (2014)
  • From Buffalo, Kerner moved the team to the Mississippi River, locating in the area of Rock Island and Moline in Illinois and Davenport in Iowa, renaming the team the Tri-Cities Blackhawks after the area's infamous Black Hawk War.

    Academic text (2014)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Moline comes from a French word moulin 'mill', so the name originally pointed to a mill by the river. That's why it is easy to remember Moline as a riverside town built around mills and factories, which fits its history of manufacturing and river transport.