Nantucket

[nan-tuhk-it]

noun

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

Nantucket

/ nænˈtʌkɪt /

noun

1. 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)

Nantucket

1. Resort island off Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Center of whaling industry during the nineteenth century.

Example Sentences

But Biden and his aides said he reconsidered over the Thanksgiving holiday in Nantucket, which he spent with Hunter and his grandchildren.

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking to reporters in Nantucket, Mass. on Thanksgiving, Biden said the move would work against any attempts to rein in inflation.

From Salon

The president and his family spent Thanksgiving together three years in a row at the Nantucket compound of private equity billionaire David Rubenstein, and rang in the New Year in 2023 at the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

His wife, Jill, his son Hunter and the rest of his family ratified the decision over Thanksgiving on Nantucket.

From Los Angeles Times

In the summer of 1974, I was working as a waiter at the White Elephant, the grande dame of Nantucket hotels, a rambling gray-shingled pile that sits right on the island’s harbor.

From New York Times