Mackinac

[ mak-uh-naw ]

/ ˈmæk əˌnɔ /

noun

Straits of, a strait between the peninsulas of Upper Michigan and Lower Michigan, connecting lakes Huron and Michigan.

Also Mackinac Island. an island in Lake Huron at the entrance of this strait. 517; 3 miles (5 km) long.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for mackinac

Our boys were great favorites with the Mitchells and used to be with them so much at Mackinac Island.
A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons|Elizabeth Whitney Williams
"I have been wondering what you thought of Mackinac," said Freckles.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
In quitting Mackinac for Chicago, Waring had no very settled plan.
Oak Openings|James Fenimore Cooper
These goods were sent in great Mackinac boats from the East to be distributed among the posts.
Old Fort Snelling|Marcus L. Hansen

And Mackinac is so dull in winter she can amuse herself but little.
The Black Feather|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

British Dictionary definitions for mackinac

Mackinac

/ (ˈmækɪˌnɔː, -ˌnæk) /

noun

a wooded island in N Michigan, in the Straits of Mackinac (a channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan): an ancient Indian burial ground; state park. Length: 5 km (3 miles)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012