Grand Turk

American  

noun

1. an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands of the West Indies. 7 miles (11 km) long.

2. capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, on Grand Turk.

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Example Sentences

In the Turks and Caicos Islands, officials reported minimal damage and no deaths despite the storm’s eye passing close to Grand Turk, the small British territory’s capital island, on Tuesday morning.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Forecasters said Fiona was expected to pass near Grand Turk, the British territory’s capital island, on Tuesday morning.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2022

A Royal Canadian Air Force Hercules aircraft, carrying 5.5 tonnes of building material, and food and water, landed on the capital island, Grand Turk, to replenish British troops' supplies.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2017

Electricity supplies had failed on Grand Turk, which meant water production was also out, governor John Freeman said.

From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2017

In the low-land about Viareggio, it monopolizes the ground almost as much as the Grand Turk in the more interior parts of the country.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. by Various