A body of water, specifically referring to Puget Sound in Washington State. The term can also refer to geographical features named after Peter Puget.
Named after Peter Puget, a British naval officer who served under Captain George Vancouver in the 1790s. The name was applied to the sound in the Pacific Northwest during Vancouver's exploration and mapping of the region.
Puget Sound is actually not a true sound but rather a complex system of interconnected marine waterways and basins carved by glacial action. The indigenous Coast Salish peoples called this waterway 'Whulge,' meaning 'salt water,' long before European explorers arrived.
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