Fairbanks

[ fair-bangks ]

/ ˈfɛərˌbæŋks /

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noun

Charles Warren, 1852–1918, political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1905–09.

Douglas, 1883–1939, U.S. motion-picture actor.

a city in central Alaska, on the Tanana River.

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Words nearby Fairbanks

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How to use Fairbanks in a sentence

This paleontologist in Fairbanks works at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.
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Munson Creek fire in AlaskaThe Munson Creek fire fifty miles east of Fairbanks, Alaska was discovered over a month ago on June 18 and has burned through 43,676 acres since.
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In “The Mark of Zorro,” Fairbanks has fun with the narrative mechanics that would change America’s pop landscape.
Zorro at 100: Why the original swashbuckler is still the quintessential American action hero|Michael Sragow|January 1, 2021|Washington Post
The emotional and moral bandwidth Fairbanks built into the part gave creative leeway to spirited successors like Banderas and director Martin Campbell, and Guy Williams and the Disney TV team.
Zorro at 100: Why the original swashbuckler is still the quintessential American action hero|Michael Sragow|January 1, 2021|Washington Post

Just last year, a state judge in Fairbanks said the state’s courts were in crisis, declaring that turnover among public defenders had delayed criminal trials and denied justice to both victims and defendants.
Her Stepfather Admitted to Sexually Abusing Her. That Wasn’t Enough to Keep Her Safe.|by Nadia Sussman|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
Both Fairbanks and Lloyd were among the most famous Jewish entertainers of their time.
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the bush plane flies, Bettles is about 180 miles northwest of Fairbanks.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed|Terry Greene Sterling|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His looks were modeled after Douglas Fairbanks, the actor best known for playing Robin Hood and Zorro during the silent era.
‘Man of Steel,’ New Superman Movie Starring Henry Cavill, Falls Flat|Marlow Stern|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Complicating matters is the fact that Fairbanks is no stranger to wildfires.
5 Cities Vulnerable to Extreme Weather|Heidi Cullen|September 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Fairbanks, AK Over the past 50 years, Alaska has warmed more than twice as fast as the rest of the United States.
5 Cities Vulnerable to Extreme Weather|Heidi Cullen|September 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Well, Mrs. Fairbanks has just destroyed another four hours' work for me.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
It proved to be occupied by two young clerks of the trading establishment, named Ashmun and Fairbanks.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
But the Fairbanks family are not to be trustedwe have had our own troubles with those girls and their unscrupulous father.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis
The next moment the riders galloped off, and the Scouts suspected correctly that one of the men was Francis Fairbanks.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis
Big men like Fairbanks are always cowards, declared Peg, with a pardonable sneer.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis

British Dictionary definitions for Fairbanks (1 of 2)

Fairbanks¹

/ (ˈfɛəˌbæŋks) /

noun

a city in central Alaska, at the terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop: 30 970 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Fairbanks (2 of 2)

Fairbanks²

/ (ˈfɛəˌbæŋks) /

noun

Douglas (Elton), real name Julius Ullman. 1883–1939, US film actor and producer

his son, Douglas, Jnr. 1909–2000, US film actor

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