Abaco

American  

[ab-uh-koh] / ˈæb əˌkoʊ /

noun

1. two islands Great Abaco and Little Abaco in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2,010 sq. km).

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Example Sentences

Brian Hooker told police that he and his wife left Hope Town for Elbow Cay, in the Abaco Islands, on Saturday evening when she fell overboard, taking the boat's keys with her.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“Listen, it’s a win-win. I either go to Memphis or I go to Abaco with my kids and wife for a week,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

For example, Thatchpoint Blue Hole on Great Abaco Island in the northern Bahamas includes evidence of at least 13 hurricanes per century that were Category 2 or above between the years 1500 and 1670.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2022

Similarly, Ann Wilmore now lives in a government dome built atop the foundation where her house once was, on a vibrant bluff overlooking the Sea of Abaco.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2021

We were driving, as fast as the wind could send us, upon the range of sunken rocks known as Abaco reef.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by Stephens, John L.