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Line Islands
[ lahyn ]
noun
, (used with a plural verb)
- a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean, S of the Hawaiian Islands: eight belong to the Republic of Kiribati, three are U.S. dependencies. 193 sq. mi. (500 sq. km).
Line Islands
plural noun
- a group of coral islands in the central Pacific, including Tabuaeran, Teraina, and Kiritimati: part of Kiribati, with Palmyra and Jarvis administered by the US
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The waterways in the protected channels between the coast-line islands had made the voyage possible.
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We went up and down the Line Islands, first, until Dad was heartsick.
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That personage had just left Samoa, and was now cruising in the Line Islands, where he had a number of traders.
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They knew by experience the sure and deadly effect of the poison manufactured among the Line Islands.
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