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Chincoteague

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[shing-kuh-teeg, ching-] / ˌʃɪŋ kəˈtig, ˌtʃɪŋ- /

noun

  1. a town on a small island in a lagoon Chincoteague Bay in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.


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A tropical-storm warning was in effect from Beaufort Inlet, N.C., up the coast to Chincoteague, Va., near the Maryland border, meaning tropical-storm conditions are expected in that area within 24 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2025

A storm surge warning, indicating danger from rising ocean water pushed inland by Ophelia, was in effect from Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

A storm surge warning was in effect from Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, and a tropical storm warning was issued from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to Fenwick Island, Delaware.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

A storm surge warning, indicating danger from rising water moving inland, was in effect from Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

Wallops Island was near Chincoteague, Virginia, just across the Maryland-Virginia border on the long peninsula called "The Eastern Shore" that runs between Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

From The Flying Stingaree by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

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