Grand Bahama

American  

noun

1. an island in the NW Bahamas. 430 sq. mi. (1,115 sq. km).

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Grand Bahama British  

noun

1. an island in the Atlantic, in the W Bahamas. Pop: 46 994 (2000). Area: 1114 sq km (430 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Heidi Ernst told The Gazette that she was climbing into her boat following a June 7 dive by Grand Bahama Island when a shark grabbed ahold of her left leg and shook its head.

From Washington Times

Anchored a mile from Grand Bahama, this was the hydrolab - NOAA's first undersea research habitat.

From BBC

When Hurricane Dorian ripped through the archipelago it destroyed 73 percent of the mangrove trees on Grand Bahama Island, one of the country’s main islands.

From New York Times

Sherica Smith, 44, owns Shabo’s, a popular conch stand on Grand Bahama Island.

From Seattle Times

It’s in McLean’s Town, Grand Bahama Island, not far from the ruins of an old church made with crushed conch shells that succumbed to time and storms.

From Seattle Times