Aleutian
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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I once flushed a ptarmigan from Aleutian heather—here I’m reminded that these birds turn white when the snow flies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The catch, so to speak, is that the boats must travel much farther north—to fisheries 220 miles above the Aleutian Islands, the crabbers’ old hunting grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Another eye-catching pattern appeared near Unimak Island, the easternmost of the Aleutian Islands.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
Occurs in northern California, west of the Cascade Range, throughout the Aleutian Islands, and northward to Colville River in Alaska, and is not unknown at Behring Island, and Plover Bay, Siberia.
From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker
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