Aleutian

[uh-loo-shuhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Aleutian Islands.

noun

1. Aleut.

2. Aleutians. Aleutian Islands.

Aleutian

/ əˈluːʃən /

adjective

1. of, denoting, or relating to the Aleutian Islands, the Aleuts, or their language

noun

1. another word for Aleut

Example Sentences

More troubles for the cargo ship that caught fire earlier this month off Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain.

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According to the California Geological Survey, the worst-case scenario would be a tsunami generated from the eastern Aleutian Islands in Alaska.

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A more severe tsunami warning was in effect for the western section of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, where people were being told to immediately evacuate designated tsunami hazard zones.

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A hypothetical magnitude-9.3 earthquake near Alaska’s eastern Aleutian Islands could bring a damaging tsunami to the San Francisco Bay Area in about five hours, and to L.A. and Orange counties in about six.

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During the winter the ocean cools and the so-called “Aleutian Low” expands south from Alaska, freeing a path for atmospheric rivers to bring rain to the West Coast.

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