Pratas
/ˈpɹɑːtəs/
Pratas proper noun: an island and an atoll in the South China Sea administered as part of Cijin (Qijin), Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Proper noun
Pratas
- An island and an atoll in the South China Sea administered as part of Cijin (Qijin), Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan).
- Captain King began now to entertain apprehenſions, leſt, in the proſecution of our ſearch for thoſe iſlands, we ſhould get ſo far to the ſouth as to be under the neceſſity of paſſing to leeward of the Pratas ; in which caſe, it might have proved extremely difficult for ſuch bad ſailing veſſels as...1784, James Cook, James King, Cook's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, volume IV, London: John Stockdale, pages 211–213
- Pratas Island was found to bear from Pedro Branco S. 42¾°E. distant 130½ miles, and from the North end of the Great Lema S. 59°E. distant 157 miles.1817, James Horsburgh, India Sailing Directory, Chart Office, East India House, page 257
Examples of Pratas in a sentence
- In the 'Zoologist' for 1860 (Zool. 7236) I contributed a list of animals observed on Pratas Island, situated at one side of the Pratas Reef, a coral formation in the China Sea.1862, Arthur Adams, “A Visit to Pratas Island”, in The Zoologist, volume 20, pages 8183-8184:
- On July 12, 1862, the Phantom, under the command of Captain Henry Jackson Sargent, Jr., was wrecked on Pratas shoal in thick, heavy weather.1925 December, “Old Ships and Ship-building Days of Medford”, in Medford Historical Register, volume XXVIII, number 4, page 61:
- They asked 72-year-old An Fu-lee, an experienced sailor, to set sail for Pratas Island as a stopping point en route to Taiwan.1973 March 4, “Nine Chinese refugees”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 8, Taipei, page 2:
Synonyms of Pratas
Origin of Pratas
From the Portuguese Ilhas das Pratas ("Silver Plate Islands"), in reference to the round shape of the atoll.
Questions about Pratas
- What does Pratas mean?
- Pratas means an island and an atoll in the South China Sea administered as part of Cijin (Qijin), Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan).
- How do you use Pratas in a sentence?
- In the 'Zoologist' for 1860 (Zool. 7236) I contributed a list of animals observed on Pratas Island, situated at one side of the Pratas Reef, a coral formation in the China Sea.
- What part of speech is Pratas?
- Pratas is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Pratas?
- Pratas is pronounced /ˈpɹɑːtəs/.
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