Associations to the word «Nantucket»
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NANTUCKET, proper noun. A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States, formerly a major whaling port.
NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE, noun. (idiomatic) An obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.
NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE, noun. (idiomatic) (by extension) A similar scenario involving a large fish.
NANTUCKET SLEIGH-RIDE, noun. Alternative form of Nantucket sleigh ride
NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE, noun. Alternative form of Nantucket sleigh ride
Dictionary definition
NANTUCKET, noun. An island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry.
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