Flushing — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England, across the river from Falmouth (OS grid ref SW8134).

Proper noun

1. The town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.

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   An example of this was the hourly fast train from Amsterdam via Rotterdam to Eindhoven and Venlo, which used to be combined on the section from Amsterdam to Rotterdam with a stopping train to Flushing.

2. A township and city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.

3. A township and village therein, in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.

4. A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area. A neighborhood of Queens, New York, New York, United States.

5. A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area. A bay of Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing Bay.

6. A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area. A river in Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing River.