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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of extreme southeast Texas on Sabine Lake near the Louisiana border. It is a major deep-water port connected by channel with the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • noun a battle in the Chino-Japanese War (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese
  • noun a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda

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Examples

  • That's just inland from Port Arthur, which is expected to be directly in the cross hairs of this powerful hurricane -- Rob.

    CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2005 2005

  • Rob Marciano from Beaumont, Texas, just -- just inland from Port Arthur, which is going to be the point of impact for Hurricane Rita.

    CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2005 2005

  • And there's a lot of concern about that here in Beaumont in Port Arthur, which is 15 miles to the east of here.

    CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2005 2005

  • There's concern there could be up to 20 feet of water in Port Arthur, which is 15 miles east of here as we said.

    CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2005 2005

  • KING: And I can tell you just -- based on what John Zarrella was just saying, we're back in Port Arthur, which is a little bit to the north of Sabine Pass, about 18 miles.

    CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2005 2005

  • Tourists are beginning to go there, as it is a convenient point to remain if one wishes to visit Port Arthur, which is a long day's excursion, leaving early in the morning and returning on an evening train.

    Travels in the Far East Ellen Mary Hayes Peck

  • At this junction was formerly a convict station called Port Arthur -- a place hard to escape from.

    Following the Equator, Part 3 Mark Twain 1872

  • At this junction was formerly a convict station called Port Arthur -- a place hard to escape from.

    Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872

  • If you have any information regarding this accident you are asked to call the Port Arthur police department.

    KFDM.com Breaking News : News 2009

  • During their stay, they will also be given a taste of indigenous culture and customs, as well as visit historic sites from the country's colonial past, such as Port Arthur, in

    CBC | Top Stories News 2010

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