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
On the way across the Pacific Ocean, at Guam, one of the Ladrone Islands, a ludicrous incident occurred.
From Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain by Holmes, Prescott
Guam, one of the Ladrone Islands, is a naval station.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)
The Ladrone Islands were passed on January 9, 1565, and on the 13th of the following month the Philippines were sighted.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
Took our departure from the "Ladrone Islands" at 8 o'clock on the night of the twenty-fifth, and the next day at meridian, we had made 128 miles on a S. S. West course.
From Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas by Macaulay, W. Hastings
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