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Puget Sound
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Pu·get Sound  (pyjt)
A deep inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western Washington extending south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca through Admiralty Inlet. It was explored and named by Capt. George Vancouver for his aide, Peter Puget, in 1792.

Puget Sound [ˈpjuːdʒɪt]
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(Placename) an inlet of the Pacific in NW Washington. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)
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Noun1.Puget Sound - an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington StatePuget Sound - an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State
Evergreen State, WA, Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world


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