Definition of Galveston Island

1. Noun. An island at the entrance of Galveston Bay.

Group relationships: Lone-star State, Texas, Tx
Generic synonyms: Island

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galveston Island

Gallus
Gallus gallus
Galo
Galois
Galois theory
Galsworthy
Galton
Galton's delta
Galton's law
Galtonia candicans
Galtonian-Fisher genetics
Galvani
Galveston
Galveston Bay
Galveston Island (current term)
Galway
Galway Bay
Galway hooker
Galway hookers
Galwegian
Galwegians
Galápagos Islands
Galápagos hawk
Galápagos hawks
Galápagos sea lion
Galápagos sea lions
Gamay
Gambel's quail

Literary usage of Galveston Island

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

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Until the year 1816 Galveston Island remained in its primaeval state, ... The conjecture that La Salle visited Galveston Island during his brief stay in ..."

2. Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. In Two by William Kennedy (1841)
"... Iron Pyrites—Peculiar Species of Stone—Abundance of Coal and Materials for Brick-making—Pumice Stone and Asphaltum at Galveston Island—Bituminous Bed on ..."

3. The American Coast Pilot: Containing Directions for the Principal Harbors by Edmund March Blunt, George William Blunt (1847)
"Galveston Island is about 20 miles long, and trends NE and SW ; it is low, but roc cannot ... From the SW end of Galveston Island, the coast continues SW, ..."

4. A History of Texas for Schools: Also for General Reading and for Teachers by Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker (1912)
"The Republicans on Galveston Island.— While the outlook for the Republicans in Mexico and Texas was gloomy, yet there still remained some patriots who never ..."

5. Galveston: The Horrors of a Stricken City by Murat Halstead (1900)
"It is the principal port and largest city in the State, is the seat of justice of Galveston county, and is located on the inner shore of Galveston Island, ..."

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