Scilly Isles

[ sil-ee ahylz ]

plural noun

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

Scilly Isles

/ 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)

Other Words From

• Scil·lo·ni·an [si-, loh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun

Example Sentences

The girls watched him forcing his way against the wind until he was facing it and gazing in the direction of the Scilly Isles.

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Another tributary comes round the north of the Scilly Isles and runs into the tidal stream again exactly at this point.

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Indeed, when we had accomplished only half our journey I feared we should never reach the Scilly Isles at all.

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From Lerwick to the Scilly Isles, the poor industrious classes were made the earliest victims.

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It is a visitor to the southern sea-board counties and often seen in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles.

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