Nantucket

[ nan-tuhk-it ]

/ nænˈtʌk ɪt /

noun

an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. 15 miles (24 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for nantucket

His great grandfather sailed from Cape Verde and was involved in the whaling industry of Nantucket Island, Mass.
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But colorful versions of Nantucket Reds are, politically, a risky choice.
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The Nantucket emergency preparedness council is meeting after hours.
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In a devastating ad, footage of Kerry riding the breeze of Nantucket was juxtaposed with hits on his alleged “flip-flopping.”
Santorum’s Audi and Other Political Transportation Follies|Ben Jacobs|February 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Mark Madoff lived a high-end lifestyle with homes in Manhattan, Nantucket, and Greenwich, Connecticut.
Mark Madoff's Agony|Allan Dodds Frank|December 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Before showing that picture to any Nantucketer, you had best provide for your summary retreat from Nantucket.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
With a cheer, the men of the crew—picked oarsmen and ex-whalemen they were—Nantucket and New Bedford fellows—jumped to the side.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812|James Barnes
Nantucket—Further at sea, a two and a half hours' steamboat ride from Woods Hole.
Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4|Various
She was loaded with 587 butts whale oil, belonged to the island of Nantucket, and was manned wholly with American seamen.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe

British Dictionary definitions for nantucket

Nantucket

/ (nænˈtʌkɪt) /

noun

an island off SE Massachusetts: formerly a centre of the whaling industry; now a resort. Length: nearly 24 km (15 miles). Width: 5 km (3 miles). Pop (county and town): 10 724 (2003 est)

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Word Origin and History for nantucket

Nantucket

island off Massachusetts, early forms include Natocke, Nantican, Nautican; from an obscure southern New England Algonquian word, perhaps meaning "in the middle of waters." Related: Nantucketer.

Culture definitions for nantucket

Nantucket

Resort island off Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Note

Center of whaling industry during the nineteenth century.