Whitsunday
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Whitsunday
before 1100; Middle English whitsonenday, Old English Hwīta Sunnandæg white Sunday; probably so called because the newly baptized wore white robes on that day
Example Sentences
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The helicopter crashed during a nighttime exercise with the United States and other nations near the Whitsunday Islands on the Great Barrier Reef.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023
These agaves are being grown in Queensland, in a "dry tropical" microclimate, between the coastal towns of Airlie Beach and Bowen that sit opposite the Whitsunday Islands.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2022
Over on the Whitsunday Islands, thousands of holidaymakers had spent days waiting to evacuate formerly picture-perfect resorts that had been smashed.
From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2017
“Debbie is a very large, slow-moving system,” said John Fowler, a spokesman for Ergon Energy, noting that 48,000 customers were without power in the Bowen, Whitsunday and Mackay areas.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2017
It’s a year ago come Whitsunday since they cam’ for her.”
From Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures by Stables, Gordon
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