Ladrone Islands

British  

/ ləˈdrəʊn /

plural noun

1. the former name (1521–1668) of the Mariana Islands

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Example Sentences

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

The Ladrone Islands lie off the coast of the Philippines, and are about three thousand miles from the Hawaiian Islands in a west-southwest direction.

From Some Reminiscences of old Victoria by Fawcett, Edgar

On the way out from San Francisco to Manila some American ships called at the Ladrone Islands and brought the Spanish garrison of about 40 men prisoners.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

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

It was in March, 1710, that Rogers brought his little fleet into the harbour of Guam, one of the Ladrone Islands.

From The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers by Gosse, Philip