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

Virgin Islands as well as data from other U.S. territories in the Caribbean and western Atlantic, including Florida, Puerto Rico, and Dry Tortugas.

From Science Daily

“I didn’t believe it,” Ms. Fogarty said in an interview, noting that records showed people had been buried at the Dry Tortugas, but that she had never expected to find a gravesite so well preserved.

From New York Times

But Mr. Marano’s research revealed that it had once held a quarantine hospital and cemetery for those stationed at Fort Jefferson, a Civil War-era military fortress in the Dry Tortugas National Park.

From New York Times

About 200 years ago, 11 islands made up the Dry Tortugas National Park.

From New York Times

A cemetery and a quarantine hospital dating back to the 19th century were found underwater off Garden Key island in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park, the National Park Service announced.

From Washington Times