Mona Passage
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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After making landfall in extreme southwest Puerto Rico on Sunday, Fiona’s center passed back over the waters of the Mona Passage to its west.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2022
Thursday's capsize comes less than a week after nearly 70 migrants were rescued by US and Dominican vessels in the Mona Passage.
From BBC ● May 13, 2022
More recent incidents include 68 migrants rescued Saturday in the Mona Passage, a treacherous area between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
The boat set off from the Dominican Republic and was en route across the treacherous Mona Passage to the western side of Puerto Rico, he said.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
Hood gave a wide construction to these orders, and pushed for the Mona Passage, between Santo Domingo and Porto Rico, where on the 19th he intercepted two sixty-four gun ships, and two smaller cruisers.
From Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
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