Ladrone Islands
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Half-hour later, as the liner scudded over swampy Chinese delta lands, eleven Japanese planes came tearing in from the direction of the Ladrone Islands, and Pilot Woods promptly ducked into a cloud.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Tinian, one of the Ladrone Islands, Anson stopped some time, refreshing his worn-out crew, and strengthening the ship.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
Then there are the Caroline group—the isles as thick as the stars in the milky way; and the Ladrone Islands, and Gilbert Islands, and many others, too many indeed to write down.
From The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific by Pearse, Alfred
The chart showed them Guam, the principal of the Ladrone Islands, much further off than Yokohama, on the coast of Japan, towards which they proposed steering.
From The Three Admirals by Wells, J.R.
In 1721 two Caroline prahus were wafted to the Ladrone Islands, where D. Luiz Sanchez was Governor.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
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