Tortuga

American  

[tawr-too-guh] / tɔrˈtu gə /

noun

1. an island off the N coast of and belonging to Haiti: formerly a pirate stronghold. 23 miles (37 km) long; 70 sq. mi. (180 sq. km).

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Tortuga British  

/ tɔːˈtuːɡə /

noun

1. French name: La Tortue.  an island in the Caribbean, off the NW coast of Haiti: haunt of pirates in the 17th century. Area: 180 sq km (70 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

In Florida, the new money-transmission legislation emerged from a monthslong collaboration between Representative Vance Aloupis Jr., a Republican of South Miami, and Samuel Armes, who is starting a cryptocurrency investment firm, Tortuga Venture Fund.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2022

To that end, the street teams plan to continue working events that bring in large crowds, such as this weekend’s sold out Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale Beach.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022

The burly utilityman nicknamed La Tortuga dropped to one knee and muscled a 1-0 pitch into the left-field bleachers.

From Fox News • Aug. 11, 2021

Dutch pirates of Tortuga save the Mexican viceroy’s daughter from marriage to the governor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019

They had set sail from Tortuga with the feeling with which a country254 boy comes to London.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter