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Purdy

Purdy

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The name of several towns in the United States
  • proper noun
translation icon : Purdy
  • She wanted to be through the security gates, off Purdy Lane, and on the highway headed for Douglas long before her parents returned.
  • Purdy Avenue

Examples

  • Whatever's right for Purdy's got to be right for everybody else?

    Friendly Persuasion (1956)

  • Loads are shipped to the Purdy site that uses turned, aerated mass bed composting.

    Academic text (1997)

  • I'll take the petition to Purdy.

    Knock (2023)

  • Purdy's out here, sir.

    In the Heat of the Night (1967)

  • The remainder is loaded into the bins, or aerated overnight if it must be stored temporarily, and then shipped to Purdy.

    Academic text (1997)

  • We're here in Miami Beach on Purdy Avenue.

  • Purdy Avenue, along Maurice Gibb Memorial Park in Miami Beach, has been elevated because of a history of flooding.

  • The city has begun an experiment in elevating roads and sidewalks, starting with Purdy Avenue, where a building with a café, liquor store, and dress shop flooded badly in 2013.

Surface Forms

Purdy main

Etymology

Purdy as a place name usually comes from a family's surname. Many towns called Purdy were named after an early settler with that name, so the place kept the family name.