Tortola
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But P.&I.D.’s legal address was a P.O. box on Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Meanwhile, Tortola is part of the British Virgin Islands, which abolished slavery in 1834.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Unemployed, with a wife and kids to support, Rosbach spotted an ad at the dive shop for a mate to help deliver a boat to Tortola — no experience necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
A few of our crew — six adults and three kids — had popped a Dramamine for the two-hour sail from Tortola to Virgin Gorda.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2018
We passed between the islands of Saint John and Tortola; we sighted the east end of Santa Cruz, and then made out the curious conical hill of Saba, to the north of Saint Eustatia.
From Paddy Finn by Webb, Archibald
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