Val·dez (v l-d z ) A city of southern Alaska on an inlet of Prince William Sound. A military base during World War II, it is the southern terminus of the oil pipeline from Prudhoe Bay. An oil spill in the waters of the sound caused extensive environmental damage in 1989. Population: 4,000. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Valdez - a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the worldAK, Alaska, Last Frontier - a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States" |
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