Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of central Chile on the Pacific Ocean near Concepción. It is an important naval base.
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Examples
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It is ironic also - one of the miners actually lost his business in Talcahuano, which was at the epicenter of the earthquake, and he moved to Copiapo to work as a miner.
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For Guillermo Ramírez Chovar, the general who managed to control the tense post-disaster situation in the cities of Concepcion and Talcahuano, that is actually the case.
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For Guillermo RamÍrez Chovar, the general who managed to control the tense post-disaster situation in the cities of Concepcion and Talcahuano, that is actually the case.
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People in Talcahuano weren't taking any chances in any case.
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Residents fled their homes in Talcahuano, a port city whose center was ravaged last year by huge walls of water that sent shipping containers and fishing boats into downtown buildings and streets, municipal spokesman Javier Gonzalez told The Associated Press.
Earthquake Rocks Chile AP 2011
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Residents fled their homes in Talcahuano, a port city whose center was ravaged last year by huge walls of water that sent shipping containers and fishing boats into downtown buildings and streets, municipal spokesman Javier Gonzalez told The Associated Press.
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People in Talcahuano weren't taking any chances in any case.
Earthquake Rocks Chile AP 2011
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Katie Orlinsky for The Wall Street Journal A displaced family prepared for supper in an encampment atop the El Guindo hill outside of Talcahuano.
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Katie Orlinsky for The Wall Street Journal Sacks of animal feed from a nearby storage facility were scattered about in Talcahuano on March 3.
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Katie Orlinsky for The Wall Street Journal Sacks of animal feed from a nearby storage facility were scattered about in Talcahuano on March 3.
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