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Martha's Vineyard

American  

noun

  1. an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. About 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).


Martha's Vineyard Cultural  
  1. Island in the Atlantic Ocean off southeastern Massachusetts.


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Summer resort.

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In Martha’s Vineyard: “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” is uttered by Roy Scheider as Chief Brody in “Jaws” when he sees the great white shark for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Forté found his way to Martha’s Vineyard by way of some old friends: Simon and Taylor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

She’s made over 200 chairs, which are currently available at the Black Home in Brooklyn, Salte on Martha’s Vineyard and Space on Nantucket.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

One half-expected Kerry to be taking along the works of Michel Foucault as beach reading to Martha’s Vineyard.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

She also left books on the bedside table: Vanity Fair by Thackeray and Great Expectations by Dickens, plus The Insider’s Guide to Martha’s Vineyard.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart