Flushing

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Flushing

1. A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8134).

Etymology 2

From Dutch Vlissingen.

Proper noun

Flushing

1. (dated) The town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.
   • 1962 April, P. W. B. Semmens, “The Netherlands Railways today”, in Modern Railways, page 238:

     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.

2. A township and city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
3. A township and village therein, in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
4. A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area
   1. A neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York, United States.
   2. Ellipsis of Flushing Bay.; A bay of Queens, New York City, New York, United States
   3. Ellipsis of Flushing River.; A river in Queens, New York City, New York, United States

Derived terms

• Flushing Bay
• Flushing Creek
• Flushing Meadows
• Flushing River

 

Anagrams

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