Flushing

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈflʌʃɪŋ//
/[ˈfɫʌ̈ʃɪ̃ŋ]/

A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England, across the river from Falmouth (OS grid ref SW8134).

proper noun

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A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England, across the river from Falmouth (OS grid ref SW8134).

proper noun

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datedThe town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.
An example of this was the hourly fast train from Amsterdam via Rotterdam to Eindhoven and Venlo, which used to be combined on the section from Amsterdam to Rotterdam with a stopping train to Flushing.
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A township and city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
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A township and village therein, in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
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A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area. A neighborhood of Queens, New York, New York, United States.
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A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area. A bay of Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing Bay.
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A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area. A river in Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing River.

Etymology

From Dutch Vlissingen.

flush · A group of birds that have suddenly started up from…flushed · Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.flushing · The act by which something is flushed.

Flushing · A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England, across the river from Falmouth (OS grid ref SW8134).

flute · A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of…flutter · To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.flux · The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as…

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