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
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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
Through flying debris unleashed by violent winds that wrecked homes and businesses, communities around the Whitsunday holiday region felt the full force of what was labelled a "monster" cyclone.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2017
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
When he got there, both the miller and his wife were still abed, for you know it was Whitsunday morning.
From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by P. Chr. Asbj?rnsen
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