Nantucket
pronunciation
How to pronounce Nantucket in British English:
UK [næn'tʌkit]
How to pronounce Nantucket in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry
Word Origin
- Nantucket
- island off Massachusetts, early forms include Natocke, Nantican, Nautican; from an obscure southern New England Algonquian word, perhaps meaning "in the middle of waters." Related: Nantucketer.
Example
- 1. Despite its archaic engineering , the grand wagoneer found a devoted following in places like nantucket and harbor springs .
- 2. It was the final day of the season in nantucket .
- 3. In 1999 , he bought an oceanfront mansion on the island of nantucket .
- 4. A hurricane warning was issued for the tip of massachusetts , including nantucket and martha 's vineyard .
- 5. The minimum distance from the mainland is now 5.2 nautical miles ; nantucket town is 14 miles away from the proposed blades .