Arru Islands

American  

[ah-roo] / ˈɑ ru /

plural noun

1. Aru Islands.

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Arru Islands British  

/ ˈɑːruː /

plural noun

1. a variant spelling of Aru Islands

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Example Sentences

There were rumours, however, that a suspicious sail had been seen in the neighbourhood of the Serwatty and Tenimber Islands, while others spoke of the Arru Islands, and the western coast of New Guinea.

From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The trade with the islands is carried on solely by natives, those of Macassar, Amboyna, and the Arru Islands being the chief purchasers; and Chinese brigs from Java occasionally visit Kissa.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 by Grey, George

We were then, it must be remembered, in the neighbourhood of the Arru Islands.

From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles

They are much used by the traders frequenting the Arru Islands, and were highly spoken of for their durability and speed.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. by Stokes, John Lort

At length we reached the Arru Islands, and entered the port of Dobbo, which is a place of considerable trade with the neighbouring countries, and much frequented by the Bugis and Macassars of Celebes.

From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles