Flushing may refer to:

Places

Netherlands

Flushing, Netherlands Vlissingen (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an importan ...

, an English name for the city of Vlissingen, Netherlands

United Kingdom

Flushing, Cornwall Flushing is a coastal village in the civil parish of Mylor, west Cornwall, UK. It is east of Penryn and south of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn River, an arm of the Carrick Roads. The village is known for its yearly regatta. ...

, a village in Cornwall, England * The Flushing, a building in Suffolk, England

United States

Flushing, Queens Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City Borough (New York City), borough of Queens. The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. Downtown Flushing is a major commercial ...

, New York City ** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens ** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens **

Flushing Meadows Flushing may refer to: Places Netherlands * Flushing, Netherlands, an English name for the city of Vlissingen, Netherlands United Kingdom * Flushing, Cornwall, a village in Cornwall, England * The Flushing, a building in Suffolk, Englan ...

, a park in Queens which includes multiple venues, such as the location of the US Open tennis tournament **

Flushing River The Flushing River, also known as Flushing Creek, is a waterway that flows northward through the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, U.S. It runs mostly within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, emptying into the Flushing Bay and the E ...

, in Queens *

Flushing, Michigan Flushing is a city in Genesee County, Michigan, Genesee County, Michigan, United States. The population was 8,411 at the 2010 United States Census, 2020 census. Flushing is considered a suburb of Flint, Michigan, Flint. It is situated within the ...

, a city in Genesee County *

Flushing, Ohio Flushing is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 830 at the 2020 census. History Flushing was platted in 1813. The village was incorporated in 1849. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the vi ...

, a village in Belmont County *

Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio Flushing Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,936 people in the township. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Moor ...

Flushing Township, Michigan Flushing Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,701 at the 2020 census. Flushing Township was rated the 63rd safest community in America with a population over 10,000 by Sa ...

Other uses

Flushing (military tactic) Flushing (or Flush) is a military tactic whereby grenades, smoke, gunfire, riot control agent, chemical weapons A chemical weapon (CW) is a specialized munition that uses chemicals formulated to inflict death or harm on humans. According t ...

, related to skirmishing *

Flushing (physiology) Flushing is to become markedly red in the face and often other areas of the skin, from various physiological conditions. Flushing is generally distinguished from blushing, since blushing is psychosomatic, milder, generally restricted to the fa ...

, the warm, red condition of human skin *

Flushing dog A water dog is a type of gundog bred to flush and retrieve game from water. Water dogs are considered the progenitors of most modern retriever dog breeds. Description Water dogs are usually medium-sized, active dogs; their most distinctive fe ...

, a hunting dog *

Flushing hydrant A flushing hydrant is a hydrant that is used for flushing a water line of silt, rust, debris, or stagnant water. Many water utilities use standard fire hydrants for flushing their lines. Specialized flushing hydrants are often smaller and less ex ...

, a device to flush water mains *

Flushing Remonstrance The Flushing Remonstrance was a 1657 petition to Director-General of New Netherland Peter Stuyvesant, in which some thirty residents of the small settlement at Flushing, Queens, Flushing requested an exemption to his ban on Religious Society of ...

, a demand for religious liberty made to Peter Stuyvesant, the Governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, in 1657 * Flushing a flush toilet

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Netherlands

United Kingdom

United States

Other uses

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