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Definition of Pleasant Island

1. Noun. A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleasant Island

Literary usage of Pleasant Island

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"Pleasant Island.—Disturbance with the Natives.—Ship "Mohawk."—Pitcairn's Island.—Mutiny of the "Bounty's" Crew.— Death of Mrs. P.—"To my Husband. ..."

2. The Mineral Industry (1902)
"Ocean Island has an area of 1389 acres, and, like Pleasant Island, ... The nearest land is Pleasant Island, 30 miles distant. Neither of these islands ..."

3. Here, There and Everywhere by Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1921)
"... gardeners—Officers' wives—The little roaming home-makers—A pleasant island—The inquisitive German Naval Officers—"The Song of the Bermudians. ..."

4. Here, There and Everywhere by Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1921)
"... gardeners—Officers' wives—The little roaming home-makers—A pleasant island—The inquisitive German Naval Officers—"The Song of the Bermudians. ..."

5. Through Atolls and Islands in the Great South Sea by Frederick Joseph Moss (1889)
"... unsurpassed and unsurpassable— Pleasant Island—Pleasant Islanders at deadly feud— A tour at Pleasant Island—How they fortify their houses—How they shoot ..."

6. The History of the State of Maine: From Its First Discovery, A. D. 1602, to by William Durkee Williamson (1839)
"5, Peabody's Island of 70 acres, is poor land ; Peabody'i, 6, Pleasant Island ; 7, Two Busk Island [now one Bush,] being Pleasant, all three very small, ..."

7. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"Pleasant Island.—Disturbance with the Natives.—Ship "Mohawk."—Pitcairn's Island.—Mutiny of the "Bounty's" Crew.— Death of Mrs. P.—"To my Husband. ..."

8. The Mineral Industry (1902)
"Ocean Island has an area of 1389 acres, and, like Pleasant Island, ... The nearest land is Pleasant Island, 30 miles distant. Neither of these islands ..."

9. Here, There and Everywhere by Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1921)
"... gardeners—Officers' wives—The little roaming home-makers—A pleasant island—The inquisitive German Naval Officers—"The Song of the Bermudians. ..."

10. Here, There and Everywhere by Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1921)
"... gardeners—Officers' wives—The little roaming home-makers—A pleasant island—The inquisitive German Naval Officers—"The Song of the Bermudians. ..."

11. Through Atolls and Islands in the Great South Sea by Frederick Joseph Moss (1889)
"... unsurpassed and unsurpassable— Pleasant Island—Pleasant Islanders at deadly feud— A tour at Pleasant Island—How they fortify their houses—How they shoot ..."

12. The History of the State of Maine: From Its First Discovery, A. D. 1602, to by William Durkee Williamson (1839)
"5, Peabody's Island of 70 acres, is poor land ; Peabody'i, 6, Pleasant Island ; 7, Two Busk Island [now one Bush,] being Pleasant, all three very small, ..."

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