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Puget Sound

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noun

  1. an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Washington State, forming the southern portion of the Salish Sea.


Puget Sound

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Pacific in NW Washington. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Puget Sound1

First recorded as ʳܲ’s Sound; named after British naval lieutenant Peter Puget (1765–1832), who accompanied George Vancouver on the Vancouver Expedition (1792)
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The rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Pike Place Market and Puget Sound, large soaking tubs, fireplaces, and contemporary Pacific Northwest decor.

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The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration.

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As a Miami resident, Bezos sold more than 50 million shares of Amazon stock this year, netting him $13 billion, The Puget Sound Business Journal reported.

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A Washington state transit agency is working on its own hydrofoil electric ferry design in Puget Sound.

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In search of a better job and a safer environment, Jones’ father moved his newly blended family to Bremer, Wash., in 1943 and found work at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

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