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Townsite in a sentence

Townsite meaning

In former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets.

Using Townsite

  • The main meaning on this page is: In former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets.
  • In the example corpus, townsite often appears in combinations such as: the townsite, townsite was, townsite is.

Context around Townsite

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Townsite

  • In this selection, "townsite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, jasper, vegas, morley, destroying, overlook and sparking stand out and add context to how "townsite" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include approached the townsite and around the townsite and had. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "townsite" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with townsite

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Several firefighting crews were battling the blaze as it approached the townsite. (12 words)

A map depicting the lots for sale in the Clark Las Vegas townsite. (13 words)

History Incorporated in 1906, the original townsite was some miles to the south. (13 words)

Alberta Emergency Alert initially said residents had to flee because the fire was five hours from the Jasper townsite, but an hour later corrected that to say people had five hours to get out — meaning they had to be out by 3 a.m. MT Tuesday. (46 words)

Before this, the mama had been observed in the valley bottom and around the townsite and had reportedly become very comfortable around people, said James McCormick, Jasper National Park’s human-wildlife conflict and co-existence specialist. (37 words)

As part of the land and political deal whereby the area of the townsite was made the railhead of the CPR, it was renamed "Vancouver" and incorporated shortly thereafter as a city, in 1886. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Before this, the mama had been observed in the valley bottom and around the townsite and had reportedly become very comfortable around people, said James McCormick, Jasper National Park’s human-wildlife conflict and co-existence specialist.

In recent years, the Town of Banff has put out warnings before expected busy periods — like long weekends — that taking private vehicles into the townsite is not recommended.

Alberta Emergency Alert initially said residents had to flee because the fire was five hours from the Jasper townsite, but an hour later corrected that to say people had five hours to get out — meaning they had to be out by 3 a.m. MT Tuesday.

A map depicting the lots for sale in the Clark Las Vegas townsite.

Less than 48 hours later, a wildfire likely sparked by lightning reached the townsite, destroying about a third of the buildings in the municipality.

Or scramble down the bank at the townsite overlook and grab some trash before the brush greens out.

Pierre Martel with Parks Canada said wind-whipped flames sent embers raining down on the townsite, sparking spot fires as it advanced.

Several firefighting crews were battling the blaze as it approached the townsite.

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The photos of the devastating fire in the townsite of Jasper are a gut punch.

Police were called to the crash on Morley Road in the Morley Townsite, about 60 kilometres west of Calgary, where they found a 40-year-old woman deceased.

An island in the middle of this, squarely in the center of the valley’s border with Mexico, is the historic border townsite of Lochiel.

The Salmon Gums townsite was engulfed in ash and smoke, and embers were carried up main roads.

The townsite was public land as of 1896, according to one local history, though there were already businesses there before then.

Assembly member William Prisciandaro said he believed the no vote was not necessarily a rejection of local police responses outside the townsite.

Flooding caused by high snow levels, rain and warm temperatures, inundated a large part of the Tulameen townsite in late April.

Parks Canada spokesman John Stoesser says the Waterton townsite is the only part of the park that remains open.

As he had been instructed, Durand circulated the offers at York during a session of the Legislative Assembly and a new Gore District was established of which the Hamilton townsite was a member.

As part of the land and political deal whereby the area of the townsite was made the railhead of the CPR, it was renamed "Vancouver" and incorporated shortly thereafter as a city, in 1886.

History Incorporated in 1906, the original townsite was some miles to the south.

In 1810 the Okhota, its mouth jammed by ice, cut a new channel through the spit and isolated the townsite.

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Common combinations with townsite

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "townsite" in a sentence?
An example: "Before this, the mama had been observed in the valley bottom and around the townsite and had reportedly become very comfortable around people, said James McCormick, Jasper National Park’s human-wildlife conflict and co-existence specialist." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "townsite" from authentic English texts.
What does "townsite" mean?
Townsite means: In former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets.
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