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PDX en · PROPN

Etymology

From Portland International Airport’s IATA airport code PDX, by extension.

Meanings

  1. Portland, Oregon.
    • Launch Pad is one of the hippest, hottest galleries in PDX, a place where the artists go to check each other out. 2007, Serena Bartlett, Diana Morgan, Portland: New View of the Rosy City, GrassRoutes Travel, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 147:
    • After a full day of doing whatever it is we do around PDX, what we need is a drink—and maybe some $2.50 chicken strips—served up with a “Hey, how are ya?” kind of smile. 2010, Hollyanna McCollom, Portland (Moon Handbooks), →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 80:
    • The first line ran along I-84 to downtown PDX (we should learn our lessons from this route, as it made NE Burnside Ave. a poor route for cars, an unsafe route for bicyclists/pedestrians[...]Maybe it could have avoided downtown PDX, if we'd have known how conveniently streetcars can move people through several developed neighborhoods[...] 2003, South Corridor, I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail Project: Environmental Impact, →OCLC, page 174:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, slang) Abbreviation of Paradox Interactive.