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
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
On Midway Islands, one runway was complete and ready for planes, one enormous hangar sparkled new in the sun.
From Time Magazine Archive
We left Midway Islands on the evening of Friday, October 28, and the next morning at three o'clock found ourselves thumping on the reef.
From The Last Cruise of the Saginaw by George H. Read
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