Windward Passage

noun

1. a strait in the West Indies, between Cuba and Haiti. 50 miles (80 km) wide.

Windward Passage

noun

1. a strait in the Caribbean, between E Cuba and NW Haiti. Width: 80 km (50 miles)

Example Sentences

But at last, on Monday afternoon, at four oclock, the storm quieted so we were able to square away again for the Windward Passage.

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As I began to lose all hope of seeing her before nightfall, the wind came fair for me to proceed through the windward passage.

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She had already passed the Palisades, and was beating out against the north-east trades on a course for the Windward Passage.

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It is divided from Cuba by a strait called the Windward Passage.

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They came through the Windward Passage three weeks ago, and have been lying off Guantnamo ever since.

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