Samos

¹ American  

[sey-mos, sam-ohs, sah-maws] / ˈseɪ mɒs, ˈsæm oʊs, ˈsɑ mɔs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).

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SAMOS ² American  

[sam-ohs] / ˈsæm oʊs /

noun

1. one of a series of U.S. reconnaissance satellites.

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Samos British  

/ ˈseɪmɒs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the E Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey: a leading commercial centre of ancient Greece. Pop: 33 809 (2001). Area: 492 sq km (190 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of SAMOS

s(atellite) a(nti)m(issile) o(bservation) s(ystem)

Example Sentences

Last month eight people, including six children, were recovered after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Samos.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Earlier Monday at about 1 a.m., a coast guard patrol boat spotted a dinghy carrying 37 people off the eastern Aegean island of Samos, the coast guard said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2023

The 18 survivors were being transported to Samos.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Such centers are operating on three other Greek islands, on Leros, Kos and Samos, across a narrow strait from Turkey.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2021

The first Ionian scientist was Thales of Miletus, a city in Asia across a narrow channel of water from the island of Samos.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan