Windward Passage

American  

noun

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

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Windward Passage British  

noun

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

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Windward Passage

“And,” she told Truthout, “the Windward Passage and a history the enslaving nations must rewrite.”

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2019

Many hotels are closed, or open only to relief workers, like the Windward Passage Hotel on St. Thomas.

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2017

Northernmost and strongest is the stretch from the Strait of Florida to the Windward Passage between Cuba and Haiti.

From Time Magazine Archive

For two days they rolled and pitched across the rough stretch of sea between Haiti and Cuba that sailors call the Windward Passage.

From Time Magazine Archive

A passage from Port Tampa, around the eastern end of Cuba, through the Windward Passage, even in June, is ordinarily pleasant.

From The Colored Regulars in the United States Army by T. G. (Theophilus Gould) Steward