Dry Tortugas
a group of ten small islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico W of Key West: a part of Florida; the site of Fort Jefferson.
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How to use Dry Tortugas in a sentence
McLoughlin, who was arrested because of his acquaintance with the conspirators, was sent to the Dry Tortugas and there died.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) | William H. HerndonSixty miles west of it stands an antiquated fortress on the Dry Tortugas.
The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future | A. T. MahanI was once trolling in the vicinity of the Dry Tortugas, and in a short time took four bonitos of about twelve pounds each.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander HenshallBurke went to serve out his time at the Dry Tortugas at hard labor, without pay or allowance.
Three Years in the Sixth Corps | George T. StevensWhy not change the course, then, and go to the west of Dry Tortugas?
The Motor Boat Club in Florida | H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for Dry Tortugas
/ (tɔːˈtuːɡəz) /
a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
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