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Pamlico Sound

American  
[pam-li-koh] / ˈpæm lɪˌkoʊ /

noun

  1. a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.


Pamlico Sound British  
/ ˈpæmlɪkəʊ /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Atlantic between the E coast of North Carolina and its chain of offshore islands. Length: 130 km (80 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The hurricane center said a tropical storm warning was in effect for a stretch of South Santee River in South Carolina, to Duck, North Carolina, including Pamlico Sound.

From Washington Times Jul. 2, 2022

The plane took off Feb. 13 in the early afternoon from Hyde County Airport, which is on the mainland near the Pamlico Sound.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2022

A seven-foot surge from Pamlico Sound washed over the island, gushing into people’s living rooms and burbling up through their heating vents and the cracks in their floorboards.

From New York Times Sep. 8, 2019

The National Hurricane Center is forecasting a 4- to 7-foot storm surge on both Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, which could inundate the barrier island from both sides.

From Washington Post Sep. 5, 2019

Two more before we reach Hatteras in Pamlico Sound, and known as New Inlet and Loggerhead.

From Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida by Louis Arundel

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