Mayagüez

[ mah-yah-gwes ]

/ ˌmɑ yɑˈgwɛs /

noun

a seaport in W Puerto Rico.

QUIZZES

TAKE THIS QUIZ TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT 2ND-3RD GRADE VOCAB FROM BOOKS!

Are you learning new vocabulary? Or do you just have an interest in words? Either way, this quiz is for you.

Question 1 of 10

orchard

body of land completely surrounded by water

group of cultivated fruit trees

long mournful cry

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for mayaguez

While Ford had shown resolve in the Mayaguez incident, Ronald Reagan challenged Ford from the right.
Obama's Pirate Coup|Julian Zelizer|April 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mayaguez Bay on the west coast admits vessels of any size and is the best anchorage on the island.
Porto Rico|Arthur D. Hall
Mayaguez was founded about the middle of the 18th century on the site of a hamlet which was first settled about 1680.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various
But he heard, leaving the village along the trail to Mayaguez, the sudden clatter of a pony's hoofs.
Once Upon A Time|Richard Harding Davis

The Presbyterians have had four American missionary teachers at Mayaguez.
The American Missionary -- Volume 54, No. 3, July, 1900|Various
"The road to Mayaguez is not healthy for Americans," said the general in command.
Once Upon A Time|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for mayaguez

Mayagüez

/ (Spanish majaˈɣwɛθ) /

noun

a port in W Puerto Rico; needlework industry. Pop: 97 627 (2003 est)

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

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

Mayagüez

noun

QUIZZES

TAKE THIS QUIZ TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT 2ND-3RD GRADE VOCAB FROM BOOKS!

Example sentences from the Web for mayaguez

British Dictionary definitions for mayaguez

noun