Terceira
Americannoun
noun
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The Portuguese Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, has served as a major logistics hub for U.S. operations and recently hosted dozens of U.S. refueling aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Near the Azores, a comparable trench system called the Terceira Rift is forming in another region where the oceanic crust is unusually thick.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
“Which island is your family from?” is not an uncommon question, with Terceira, São Jorge and São Miguel as frequent answers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024
We had arrived an hour early, but the main street of Doze Ribeiras, a normally sleepy village on the flanks of a volcano on Terceira Island in the Azores, already was hopping with activity.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
They inhabit the wooded slopes of Monte Brasil on the island of Terceira.
From Minor Poems Little Classics, Vol. 15 by Johnson, Rossiter
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