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Pamlico Sound

[ pam-li-koh ]

noun

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


Pamlico Sound

/ 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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Example Sentences

We reached Ocracoke in the evening, and the next morning had a fair wind over the bar and across Pamlico Sound.

The anchor was hoisted, and away we sped over the dark, swampy waters of Pamlico Sound.

She was very unwieldy, but in a body of water like the Albemarle or Pamlico Sound no wooden vessel could cope with her.

All the vessels destined to take part in the advance were now over the bulkhead, in Pamlico Sound.

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