Statue of Liberty

noun phrase

1
: a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty Island in New York harbor
2
: a trick play in football in which the ballcarrier takes the ball from the raised hand of a teammate who is faking a pass

Examples of Statue of Liberty in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Statue of Liberty was in 1887

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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.

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