Mackinac

[ mak-uh-naw ]

/ ˈmæk əˌnɔ /

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noun

Straits of, a strait between the peninsulas of Upper Michigan and Lower Michigan, connecting lakes Huron and Michigan.

Also Mackinac Island. an island in Lake Huron at the entrance of this strait. 517; 3 miles (5 km) long.

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Words nearby Mackinac

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How to use Mackinac in a sentence

It had before formed a link, as it were, in the traverse of this part of the lake (Huron) in canoes to old Mackinac.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
If we stay where we are,” suggested Fred at last, “we can get back to Mackinac Island in the morning.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island|Ross Kay
The telegraph operator refused to take any message that should be paid for at Mackinac.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island|Ross Kay
And then they would be able to find somebody that would pick them up and take them back to Mackinac.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island|Ross Kay

On the same island of Mackinac the English had a fort, the garrison of which was massacred in 1763.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner

British Dictionary definitions for Mackinac

Mackinac

/ (ˈmækɪˌnɔː, -ˌnæk) /

noun

a wooded island in N Michigan, in the Straits of Mackinac (a channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan): an ancient Indian burial ground; state park. Length: 5 km (3 miles)

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