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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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A storm surge warning was in effect from Duck, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Chesapeake Bay south of Windmill Point, and for the Neuse River, the Pamlico River, and portions of Pamlico Sound.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2023

The 124-acre property lies along the Pamlico Sound on the highest part of the island, where gnarled live oaks more than 200 years old grow.

From Washington Times Jul. 4, 2020

Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that sea levels near Pamlico Sound are rising at a rate of 4.4 millimeters per year — equivalent to nearly 1.5 feet over the next century.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2019

So I got a couple of other local reporters to chip in, and we hired a charter boat to take us across Pamlico Sound.

From New York Times Sep. 14, 2018

As the yacht was of light draft she could easily get over the bar and into Pamlico Sound, where he could haul to under the lea of the sand dunes.

From When the Cock Crows by Baily, Waldron

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