Ponta Delgada

American  

[pawn-tuh del-gah-duh] / ˈpɔ̃ tə dɛlˈgɑ də /

noun

1. a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.

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Ponta Delgada British  

/ ˈpontə ðɛlˈɡaðə /

noun

1. a port in the E Azores, on S São Miguel Island: chief commercial centre of the archipelago. Pop: 65 853 (2001)

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Example Sentences

So one morning, I signed up for an offshore dive with Season Challenge in Ponta Delgada, the Azores’ capital city.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

He said he planned to fix the issues once he arrived at the "beautiful marina" of Ponta Delgada, the capital of the Azores.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2022

On Sunday morning at around 8:30 a.m., flight DL414 touched down at Ponta Delgada Airport on the isle of São Miguel after traveling overnight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, The Sun reported.

From Fox News • Aug. 20, 2019

TAP Portugal now offers flights from the United States, with free stopovers in Lisbon, and Delta has added direct flights from New York to Ponta Delgada.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019

So it came to pass that they stood together on the Ponta Delgada breakwater and together saw the Harpoon sail off towards the setting sun.

From Mr. Meeson's Will by Haggard, Henry Rider