Padre Island

[ pah-dree ]

1. the longest U.S. barrier island, in the Gulf of Mexico, off the S coast of Texas. 115 miles (185 km) long: national seashore.

Example Sentences

In 2001, barges struck the Queen Isabella Causeway bridge that connected Port Isabel to South Padre Island in Texas, killing eight people and sending a section of the structure plummeting into a lagoon in the Gulf of Mexico.

From New York Times

A signal showed her off the coast near Matamoros, Mexico, which is just across the border from South Padre Island, Texas.

From Seattle Times

Kenneth Chang, who has been reporting on SpaceX since 2009, watched this launch at South Padre Island, Texas.

From New York Times

Tuesday when police pulled over a red GMC truck for speeding on the beach at South Padre Island.

From Washington Times

Tuesday on South Padre Island when a truck carrying the two men, two women and two small children was pulled over for speeding on the beach.

From Seattle Times