Dry Tortugas

[ tawr-too-guhz ]

plural noun

1. a group of ten small islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico W of Key West: a part of Florida; the site of Fort Jefferson.

Dry Tortugas

/ tɔːˈtuːɡəz /

noun

1. a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida

Example Sentences

McLoughlin, who was arrested because of his acquaintance with the conspirators, was sent to the Dry Tortugas and there died.

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Sixty miles west of it stands an antiquated fortress on the Dry Tortugas.

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I was once trolling in the vicinity of the Dry Tortugas, and in a short time took four bonitos of about twelve pounds each.

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Burke went to serve out his time at the Dry Tortugas at hard labor, without pay or allowance.

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Why not change the course, then, and go to the west of Dry Tortugas?

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