Tortola
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Whistling Cay has a guardhouse that colonial-era officials used to scan waters for slaves escaping from St. John to the nearby island of Tortola.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Unemployed, with a wife and kids to support, Rosbach spotted an ad at the dive shop for a mate to help deliver a boat to Tortola — no experience necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Alcogal provided a registered office for Milrun on the largest of the BVI islands, Tortola, and supplied staff members to act as the company's official directors.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2021
Most of the dozens of charter companies are based in Road Town, the main harbor on Tortola.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2018
"Tortola is the least likely of the places for them to go," Frank said, "as it is a British island."
From The Queen's Cup by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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