| 单词 | Windward Islands |
| 例句 | For many years Walcott lived abroad teaching and directing theater — often in Boston and New York — but his Windward Islands home always informed his work and worldview. Derek Walcott's poetry had grandeur, an exuberance of language 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Bret formed nearly 1,300 miles east of the southern Windward Islands and was moving west at 21 miles per hour toward the Caribbean Sea. Tropical Storm Bret Forms in the Atlantic 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z An additional disorganized low-pressure system is being monitored 900 miles east of the Windward Islands. National weather forecast: Tropical Storm Claudette impacting North Carolina 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Officials said that those in the Windward Islands should monitor the storm as it is expected to approach the islands Saturday afternoon or evening. Hanna expected to hit southern Texas coast as a hurricane 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Officials said that those in the Windward Islands should monitor the storm as it is expected to approach the islands Saturday. Hanna expected to hit southern Texas coast as a hurricane 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The Hurricane Center said that those in the Windward Islands should monitor the storm as it is expected to approach the islands late Friday and Saturday. Tropical Storm Hanna forms; Gonzalo strength remains steady 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Gonzalo will approach the Windward Islands late Friday and Saturday as a hurricane, but once it gets into the Caribbean, environmental conditions become pretty harsh, and the storm is forecast to weaken significantly. Tropical storm watch for Texas coast as Gulf of Mexico system forms; Gonzalo forecast to become hurricane 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The Hurricane Center said that interests in the Windward Islands should monitor the storm as it is expected to approach the islands late Friday and Saturday. Hurricane Douglas may bring strong winds, rain to Hawaii 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Interests in the Windward Islands are advised to monitor this system. Tropical Storm Gonzalo forms in Atlantic, sets yet another record for 2020 hurricane season 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Though Lorenzo poses no threat to land, the hurricane is kicking up large ocean swells that are expected to affect parts of the northeastern coast of South America as well as the Windward Islands. The Latest: Karen unraveling, new fury for Hurricane Lorenzo 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z But the storm was turning northward and was expected to move away from the Windward Islands by evening, according to the latest NHC advisory. Tropical Storm Karen forms in Caribbean as it takes aim at Puerto Rico 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Karen is moving into the southeastern Caribbean Sea, pushing gusty winds and heavy rains across the southern Windward Islands. The Latest: Tropical Storm Karen enters southeast Caribbean 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Heavy rainfall is possible over the Windward Islands over the weekend, it said. U.S. NHC says 40% chance of cyclone off Windward Islands 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, the storm system was dumping heavy rain on the Windward Islands of the eastern Caribbean, with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph. Tropical Storm Dorian: Puerto Rico is on alert for hurricane 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Dorian is gathering strength and hurtling on a path to hit Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, while dumping torrential rain Tuesday on the Windward Islands of the eastern Caribbean. Tropical Storm Dorian gathers strength as it nears Puerto Rico 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Dorian is expected to near the Windward Islands on Monday evening before reaching the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday, the U.S. Barbados, Caribbean neighbors brace for heavy rains as Dorian... 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Dorian is forecast bring total rain accumulations of three to eight inches in the Windward Islands from Martinique south to St. Vincent, including Barbados, according to the NHC. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Dorian could bring 2-4 inches of rain in Barbados, the Windward Islands, and Dominica through Tuesday, with isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches of rain in the region, according to Dean. Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens, may threaten Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic as minimal hurricane 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z As of mid-July, the minimum price for a metric tonne of cocoa beans was $2,000; for a kilo of bananas from Cameroon, €6.40; for 1,000 fresh coconuts from the Windward Islands, $112. Is fair trade finished? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Isaac, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph early Sunday, was about 1,500 miles east of the Windward Islands, forecasters said. Tropical storm Florence to turn into hurricane, heads toward U.S.... 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Of all the Caribbean economies, the Windward Islands are one of the most dependent on banana exporters. Peace finally breaks over bananas 2012-11-09T17:24:41Z "Isolated maximum totals of 10 inches are possible across the northern Windward Islands," the agency stated. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The storm was expected to hit the southern Windward Islands and cross into the Caribbean early on Friday, the U.S. Tropical Storm Ernesto threatens Windward Islands 2012-08-02T22:02:31Z In 1855 he was chosen governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands, and subsequently governor of British Guiana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Spreading along the entire north coast are the Caribs, a vigorous race, descendants of the Caribs of St Vincent, one of the Windward Islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Dr. Chisholm, who pretends that copper banks do exist in the Windward Islands, is of this opinion. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Dorian is forecast to be near the Windward Islands late Monday and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea by Tuesday. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z We visited several of the Windward Islands—old friends of mine, most of them—before sailing across the Atlantic to Havre, and thence to London Docks. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z I shall lay my course outside the Windward Islands as far as Blanquilla, thence an almost due south course will take us clear of the western point of Margarita and down to this island. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Guadeloupe was finally separated from Martinique in 1775, but it remained under the governor of the French Windward Islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The governor of the Windward Islands resides in Grenada and is administrator of it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The islands where this wholesale kidnapping took place, if the story has any foundation in fact, were probably the Windward Islands or the Bahamas, visited by Hojeda with this object after he left St. Domingo. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z By 1634 the Dutch had established trading stations on St. Eustatius, Tobago, and Curaçao, while in 1635 the French West India Company began the settlement of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and other Windward Islands. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Now that we are here in this great bay, they are probably cruising off the west of Cuba or down by Porto Rico or the Windward Islands. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z The group of the Society Islands, of which Tahiti is chief, is called Windward Islands. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z GRENADINES, a chain of islets in the Windward Islands, West Indies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Australia play their second warm-up game against the Windward Islands on Thursday and will be hoping for a much-improved performance. Zimbabwe in shock cricket victory 2010-04-28T08:52:00Z For example, Trinidad and the Windward Islands are under the complete control of the British Colonial Office, while Barbados and Jamaica enjoy a large measure of self-rule. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Barbadoes has a considerable transit trade, being in some measure the central mart for all the Windward Islands. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis These are also known as the Lesser Antilles, and the bulk of them are divided into the two groups of the Leeward and Windward Islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" To them the Windward Islands were the whole chain of the Antilles, which form the eastern side of the Caribbean Sea. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The Windward Islands having been gradually settled by French and English adventurers, Frederick of Toledo was sent with a large fleet to destroy those petty colonies. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West He shaped such a course as to hit upon Dominica, and within a few weeks he discovered the whole of the Windward Islands, thence to Puerto Rico. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose The proposed confederation of the Windward Islands in 1876, however, provoked riots, which occasioned considerable loss of life and property, but secured for the people their existence as a separate colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Commencing amid the fairy-like scenes and surroundings of a West Indian home, this story passes to Tom Eastman's setting sail from the Windward Islands on a voyage to England. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times I could have a glance at the Windward Islands on the way. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Montbar, having discovered a company of Spanish on one of the Windward Islands, went ashore with guns, knives, and axes, and destroyed them all, except one. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Life on shipboard was full of perils then, and very soon after the brig had cleared the Windward Islands the terrible scourge of yellow fever was found to be on the vessel. Historic Boyhoods There was sharp fighting between the English and French in the Windward Islands in 1778, when General Meadows conquered St. Lucia, not, however, without himself being severely wounded at the very beginning of the engagement. Chatterbox, 1906 She had to visit various parts of the West Indies; sometimes cruising off the Leeward, and sometimes off the Windward Islands. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean I never heard of much real Voodoo stuff here in the Windward Islands," the planter rejoined, "but Obeah plays a big part in negro life. Plotting in Pirate Seas Caraibe, the original name of the fierce inhabitants of the Windward Islands, signifies 'The warlike people.' Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity The most eastern islands are therefore called the Windward Islands, and those in the western group the Leeward Islands. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Upon parting company, therefore, with the British fleet, I cruised along the whole line of the Windward Islands as far south as Tobago and Trinidad, and then bore up for the Main. The Log of a Privateersman Whenever they had taken their prizes in the lower latitudes, from which they could not make the Windward Islands, they put into that of St. Thomas to dispose of them. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Hurricanes, though very much less frequent than in the Windward Islands, have yet left their traces in the annals of Jamaica. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 "But there are regular lines from Havana, Mexico, Jamaica, and the Windward Islands," suggested the agent of the Confederate government. Fighting for the Right The remainder came from the mainland and the region of the Orinoco, and had made their way by the Windward Islands as far as San Domingo, devouring the people they found there. Lectures on Modern history Attaining the line of the southeastern or Lesser Antilles, often known as the Windward Islands, a part of this current slips through the interspaces between these isles and enters the Gulf of Mexico. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography De Guichen's orders from home were "to keep the sea, so far as the force maintained by England in the Windward Islands would permit, without too far compromising the fleet entrusted to him." Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Between Bridgetown, in Barbadoes, and Kingston, Jamaica, he divided his time, and though monotonous, his life in the Windward Islands was not wholly void of adventure. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 He recognized, moreover, the great significance of their inactivity during the three weeks they had the Windward Islands, if not all the West Indies, defenceless before them. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain De Guichen's orders were "to keep the sea, so far as the force maintained by England in the Windward Islands would permit, without too far compromising the fleet intrusted to him." The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence When Captain Shaw was coming home—if, as I say, it was Shaw—rather to the surprise of everybody they made one of the Windward Islands, and lay off and on for nearly a week. Famous Stories Every Child Should Know Both France and England were strongly posted in the Windward Islands,—the one at Martinique, the other at Barbadoes. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 By these plain and irrefutable evidences, we have proved that free labor in the Windward Islands, Trinidad, the Leeward Islands, and Guiana has “paid” much better than slave labor. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 N. of Venezuela; the harbour of St. George, the capital, is the most sheltered anchorage in the Windward Islands; fruits, cocoa, and coffee are cultivated; it was ceded by France in 1783. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The allied operations in the Windward Islands for the season of 1780 had thus ended in nothing, notwithstanding an incontestable inferiority of the British to the French alone, of which Rodney strongly complained. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence They are divided in two groups, the Windward Islands forming the southern, the Leeward Islands the northern portion of the chain. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation About the latter end of May 1718, Vane and his crew sailed, and being in want of provisions, they beat up for the Windward Islands. The Pirates Own Book We go often as far east as the Windward Islands, and west to the Isthmus. The Trail Book We worried through them after a while, however, and then did very well until we got in the latitude of the Windward Islands. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale He detailed five ships of the line to remain with Hotham at Santa Lucia, for the protection of the Windward Islands. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Indeed, there is hardly a harbor in the Windward Islands, north of Grenada, where a vessel can be secure during the hurricane months. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The government, to appease as far as possible, the English ambassador, despatched two light vessels to the Leeward and Windward Islands to stop Lafayette. Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette "My mother's father had a plantation in one of the Windward Islands," Margaret continued. Together When he learns that Villeneuve is not in the Windward Islands he will go to Jamaica, and during the days lost in provisioning and waiting, great blows will be struck. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France De Guichen had already orders to leave the Windward Islands when winter approached. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence The island of Grenada, as is indeed the case with most of the Windward Islands, is well watered by rivers running from the mountains. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale From Bethlehem he wrote to M. de Boullé, governor of the Windward Islands, to propose to him to attack the English islands under American colours. Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette "There are some cigarettes in the other room," Margaret suggested; "we'll build up the fire and continue the argument in favor of the Windward Islands." Together There was South America at last; and as a witness that this, too, was no dream, the blue water of the Windward Islands changed suddenly into foul bottle-green. At Last "Yes, sir; she clears for the Windward Islands on Wednesday." The Green Flag Sometimes a vessel bound to the Windward Islands, after reaching the latitude of her destined port, found it necessary to "run down," steering due west, a week or ten days before making the land. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Charlotte Amalie, I may say, proved to be one of the most picturesque towns in the Windward Islands. The Treasure-Train "There's something of the Amazon in you, Margaret," Conny remarked, "in spite of your desire to seclude yourself in the Windward Islands with a suitable mate." Together At twenty seven he became a commissary in the office and was presently sent as Comptroller to the Windward Islands, including the French Colony Martinique, which then as now was famous for successful woman- kind. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 He had coasted up the Windward Islands, touching here and there, and assailed continually by stories of villainy and outrage. The Green Flag It is one of the Grenadines—one of the Windward Islands. Twelve Stories and a Dream They laughed a good deal about Margaret's vacation, called her the "Windward Islands," and asked her to make reservations for them in her Paradise when they had found desirable partners. Together Isabelle, watching these two, understood—all the lines, the smile, the light cynicism—the Windward Islands! Together "Bound for Demerara," murmured Falkner, with a smile; "we might be sailing for the Windward Islands?" Together |
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