Skyros

American  

[skahy-ros, -rohs, skee-raws] / ˈskaɪ rɒs, -roʊs, ˈski rɔs /

Or Skíros,

noun

1. a Greek island in the W Aegean: the largest island of the Northern Sporades. 81 sq. mi. (210 sq. km).

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Skyros British  

/ ˈskiːrɒs /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Skíros.  a Greek island in the Aegean, the largest island in the N Sporades. Pop: 2602 (2001). Area: 199 sq km (77 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The Skyros had set sail from the Brazilian port of Santarem heading for Corinth in Greece with a cargo of soy, the coast guard said.

From Seattle Times

The French producer has since idled three other drill ships; Transocean Skyros and Maersk Voyager were sent to docks at the capital Luanda while Seadrill West Gemini lies dormant at Walvis Bay in Namibia, the tracking data shows.

From Reuters

For me, that place is Skyros — an out-of-the-way Greek island where I have spent every long, hot summer since the age of five, when my parents bought a tiny stable in the hilltop village.

From The Guardian

My apartment in Athens is not much bigger than our one-room home on Skyros.

From The Guardian

The Liberian-flagged vessel radioed for help as it was sailing between the islands of Skyros and Lesbos in the central Aegean Wednesday.

From Seattle Times