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Imbros

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/ ˈɪmbrəs /

noun

  1. Turkish name: Imroz.  a Turkish island in the NE Aegean Sea, west of the Gallipoli Peninsula: occupied by Greece (1912–14) and Britain (1914–23). Area: 280 sq km (108 sq miles)

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This year, with Derby Winner Determine and Handicap Star Imbros leading his string of more than 20 horses, Crevolin is the top money-winning owner in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

The airy pinnacles of Samothrace and the wild hills of Imbros, scarred and parched, stood silhouetted against a glorious background of wonderful colouring, high tones and low tones, an idealized Turner canvas.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

They got aboard the warships waiting for them in the bay, and went to Mudros and Imbros.

From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by Gallishaw, John

In the Bay of Imbros we could plainly see the English ships.

From An Aviator's Field Book Being the field reports of Oswald Bölcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916 by Boelcke, Oswald

The flight was beautiful, and the islands of Imbros and Tenedos were as if floating on the clear sea.

From An Aviator's Field Book Being the field reports of Oswald Bölcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916 by Boelcke, Oswald

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