Scilly Isles

American  

[sil-ee ahylz] / ˈsɪl i ˈaɪlz /

Also Scilly Islands

plural noun

1. a group of about 140 small islands, SW of Land's End, England. 6½ sq. mi. (17 sq. km) Hugh Town.

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Scilly Isles British  

/ ˈsɪlɪ, ˈsɪlɪz /

plural noun

1. a group of about 140 small islands (only five inhabited) off the extreme SW coast of England: tourist centre. Capital: Hugh Town. Pop: 2100 (2003 est). Area: 16 sq km (6 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Scillonian adjective

Example Sentences

Last week, Truro Crown Court heard that last September four men on a boat called the Lily Lola sailed to an area near the Scilly Isles on instructions from a gang in South America.

From BBC

That process had already started with the closure of its Scilly Isles ferry service before sailing had even begun.

From BBC

Benjamin Postlethwaite, the lighthouse keeper of Puffin Island — part of the Scilly Isles in Cornwall, England — saves 30 people whose schooner, the Pelican, has broken apart and is sinking after being driven onto the rocks by rough seas.

From New York Times

Ian Rivers, 55, set off from New York on 31 May using only a sextant and the stars to navigate to the Scilly Isles.

From BBC

Ian Rivers, from Hereford, said an unsupported solo row between New York and the Scilly Isles had never been achieved and was a "true adventure".

From BBC