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Billings

Billings

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The largest city in Montana on the Yellowstone River
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbɪlɪŋz/
: Billings
  • Many tourists visit Billings every summer to explore its beautiful scenery.
  • Billings, Montana

Examples

  • Drove out from Billings.

    Love Happens (2009)

  • I'd seen Gerry Billings on television, talking about cold fronts and the threat of rain.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Then all he had to do was wait for Billings and pick his opportunity.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • - Look, uh, I know a personal injury lawyer in Billings.

    Certain Women (2016)

  • She'd have to pack up and take the rest back to Billings with her.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Uh, security tracked him to Billings and took him into custody-- one day after he sold it.

    The Patriot (1998)

  • Bus rolls by the interstate and goes to Billings at 11: 15.

    Knockaround Guys (2001)

  • Many conferences were held in Billings, and not only in the cattle industry.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I'm pastor Vernon Billings of the New Hope Village Church.

    Left Behind (2000)

  • With the proxy in her hand, she drove back to Billings in the car she'd rented.

    Fiction book (1991)

Surface Forms

Billings main

Etymology

Billings comes from the surname Billings, the family name of an important person connected to the town's early railroad. So the city's name is simply that person's family name and remembers him.