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

From Salon

The future is filled with monster storms just waiting for their names The drone passes over a flooded street near the Windward Passage Hotel, not too far from the Charlotte Amalie Harbor.

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

The storm was moving along the Windward Passage between Haiti and Jamaica, where it also was dumping heavy rain that caused flooding in parts of the country.

The storm was moving along the Windward Passage between Haiti and Jamaica, headed for southeastern Cuba and then into the Bahamas.

From Time

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