Midway Islands
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Navy met and defeated an overwhelming force of Japanese ships and planes around the Midway Islands on June 4, 1942.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2020
Why were the Midway Islands important to American expansion?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
He also pushed through the annexation of the Midway Islands in the Pacific Ocean, which subsequently opened a more stable route to Asian markets.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Superman got a high priority rating last week: the Navy Department ruled that Superman comic books should be included among essential supplies destined for the Marine garrison at Midway Islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The captain showed us his chart to-day, and it was reassuring to see that to-morrow we shall pass within 120 miles of land—the Midway Islands.
From Round the World by Carnegie, Andrew
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