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Whidbey Island

American  
[hwid-bee, wid‑] / ˈʰwɪd bi, ˈwɪd‑ /
  1. an island in NW Washington, at the N end of Puget Sound. About 41 miles (66 km) long and 1.5–10 miles (2–16 km) wide.


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“Outside the cockpit, Wileman made everyone smile,” officials with Naval Air Station Whidbey Island said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2024

As often as four days a week, Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft based at the nearby Naval Air Station Whidbey Island fly loops overhead as pilots practice touch-and-go landings.

From Science Daily May 10, 2024

This Whidbey Island pay phone, I thought, would be my own makeshift wind phone.

From Seattle Times Dec. 30, 2023

The Whidbey Island phone had a dial tone, so I pressed buttons until the sounds stopped.

From Seattle Times Dec. 30, 2023

One of these, representing the Skagit chief Sneestum, stood very conspicuously upon a high bank on the eastern side of Whidbey Island.

From A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians by H. C. (Harry Crécy) Yarrow

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