Ladrone Islands
Britishplural noun
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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 last, the Mariana or Ladrone Islands were descried on the 16th of August, 1521, and a few days afterwards a cape on the east coast of Mindanao was seen.
From Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 by MacMicking, Robert
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
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)
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
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