Skye
[skahy]
- Isle of, an island in the Hebrides, in NW Scotland: cattle farming. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
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Contemporary Examples
Early on, many viewers had problems connecting to the team: May, Skye, even Coulson to a degree.
Skye (Chloe Bennet) noted that the team was “not Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., just agents of nothing.”
Historical Examples
Next day they got into a boat for Skye, reaching Armidale before one.
James BoswellWilliam Keith Leask
I have alluded to the distresses of winter voyaging to Skye.
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of ScotlandDaniel Turner Holmes
He gloomed at her, and hissed between his teeth a Skye pibroch.
Gilian The DreamerNeil Munro
At length they returned to Skye, but not together; she sailed first.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745Mrs. Thomson
I had the good-luck to meet with a female companion from that to Skye.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745Mrs. Thomson
Skye
- a mountainous island off the NW coast of Scotland, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides: tourist centre. Chief town: Portree. Pop: 9232 (2001). Area: 1735 sq km (670 sq miles)
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