Hampton Roads


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Hamp′ton Roads′


n.
a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay.
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Noun1.Hampton Roads - a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake BayHampton Roads - a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
Hampton Roads - a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
2.Hampton Roads - a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
Hampton Roads - a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
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Investing a small sum which he had amassed since leaving his native village, in merchandise suited to the American market, he embarked, in the month of November, 1783, in a ship bound to Baltimore, and arrived in Hampton Roads in the month of January.
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Kroger Mid-Atlantic division announced associates working at 22 Kroger stores in its Richmond and Hampton Roads market have ratified a new labor agreement with The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400.
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Securities and Exchange Commission, assigned a 'AA+' rating on the following revenue bonds to be issued by the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC), Virginia: --$500,000,000 Hampton Roads Transportation Fund, senior lien revenue bonds series 2018A.
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Portsmouth, VA, March 02, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Hampton Roads Community Health Center was recently awarded a grant of $140,000 from the Virginia Health Care Foundation.
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The federal government shutdown and across-the-board sequester cuts have caused notable economic pain in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, an area with a large population of federal contractors, government employees and veterans.
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The ASMC Hampton Roads Chapter has sworn in new Officers at the ASMC Annual Turnover Luncheon on 12 June 2013 at the Langley Air Force Base Club.
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