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
Near the Midway Islands, the chain takes a pronounced change in direction, from northwest-southeast for the Hawaiian Islands and to nearly north-south for the Emperor Seamounts.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The Midway Islands provided a more stable path to Asian markets and a vital naval coaling station, which steamships needed in order to travel further afield.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Cable systems are spread from Germany and France through the U. S. to Honolulu, Midway Islands, Guam, Manila, to Shanghai; also cable systems from U. S. ports to every important South American port.
From Time Magazine Archive
I do not remember the cry of "Sail ho!" during all of our cruising between the Hawaiian and Midway Islands save in the vicinity of the former.
From The Last Cruise of the Saginaw by George H. Read
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