Hanford

[ han-ferd ]

/ ˈhæn fərd /

a city in central California.

a locality in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: site of an atomic energy plant (Hanford Works).

Compare Richland.

Example sentences from the Web for hanford

To people unfamiliar with Hanford, this might sound mildly apocalyptic.

At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble |Eric Nusbaum |February 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Hanford offers everything a storyteller could want,” said the narrator, including “intrigue” and “patriotism.

At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble |Eric Nusbaum |February 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Tri-Cities, which grew out of Hanford, has a combined population of about 200,000.

At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble |Eric Nusbaum |February 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Over the last 20 years, Hanford has also become something else: a tourist destination.

At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble |Eric Nusbaum |February 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The ongoing work at Hanford was not intended to be a solution.

At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble |Eric Nusbaum |February 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I think I'll walk down to Hanford's and have the matter adjusted.

Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus |Jessie Graham Flower
It contained a bill from Hanford's, the largest department store in Overton.

Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus |Jessie Graham Flower
Not Hanford Strong, a little, heavy-set man somewhere around fifty?

The Yukon Trail |William MacLeod Raine
Near him sat a thick-set grizzled man, with deep eyes, and this was Hanford Owens, county judge.

The Lone Star Ranger |Zane Grey
Near him sat a thick-set grizzled man, with deep eyes; and this was Hanford Owens, county judge.

The Rustlers of Pecos County |Zane Grey