How do you use Abaco in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Abaco meaning
The Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.
Using Abaco
- The main meaning on this page is: The Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.
- In the example corpus, abaco often appears in combinations such as: abaco islands, abaco and, the abaco.
Context around Abaco
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abaco
- In this selection, "abaco" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, bahama, islands, following and benefit stand out and add context to how "abaco" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abaco and grand and bahama and abaco are in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abaco" sits close to words such as abducting, accentuate and accomplishes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abaco
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A destroyed dockside area on the Abaco Islands. (8 words)
First death recorded in Abaco following Hurrican Dorian passage on Abaco…. (11 words)
A British Royal Navy ship docked at Abaco and distributed supplies to hurricane survivors. (14 words)
After Hurricane Dorian struck the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in September, there was a “slight lull” in the real estate market across the Bahamas, said Gavin G. Christie, the managing partner of C.A. Christie Real Estate. (39 words)
A video posted from Great Abaco by Bahamas Sport Fishing Network showed cars piled up on one another, remnants of houses sticking out from the muck and just a palm tree or two that survived the storm. (37 words)
New infrastructural projects for the coming fiscal year will include major roadworks in Exuma, Cat Island, Long Island, Eleuthera, and Abaco implemented through public-private partnership financing and through use of the Family Island Development Fund. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
First death recorded in Abaco following Hurrican Dorian passage on Abaco….
Thurs. Oct. 17, local Charleston chefs come together to host the Friends of Abaco Benefit Dinner to raise awareness and support for the Abaco Islands after the devastation of Hurricane Dorian.
Pitt women’s soccer player Ellie Coffield, a Mars grad, takes part in a mission trip to the Abaco Islands.
We will begin making progress on hundreds more homes in Abaco and Grand Bahama where many people still need housing four years after Dorian.
A dental clinic in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, stands empty and roofless in August 2024, five years after Hurricane Dorian.
New infrastructural projects for the coming fiscal year will include major roadworks in Exuma, Cat Island, Long Island, Eleuthera, and Abaco implemented through public-private partnership financing and through use of the Family Island Development Fund.
September and October present the highest risk for hurricane activity, with the islands of Grand Bahama, Abaco and Andros most likely to be affected.
Meanwhile, officials in the Bahamas evacuated people in Abaco who have been living in temporary structures since Dorian as well as people living in the eastern end of Grand Bahama.
On Sept. 1, 2019 the Grand Bahama Island and Abaco Islands were struck by one of the strongest hurricanes in history.
Abaco and Grand Bahama, which have a combined population of about 70,000, were hit the hardest.
A British Royal Navy ship docked at Abaco and distributed supplies to hurricane survivors.
According to the Red Cross, more than 13,000 homes in Grand Bahama and Abaco are understood to have been destroyed or severely damaged by the hurricane.
According to UN relief officials, more than 70,000 people – almost the entire population of Grand Bahama and Abaco — are in need of assistance after the storm destroyed homes and livelihoods.
A destroyed dockside area on the Abaco Islands.
Adrian Farrington Jr is just one of the missing listed on the Abaco Family Connect Facebook page which has been set up to help those missing to the storm find each other.
After Hurricane Dorian struck the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in September, there was a “slight lull” in the real estate market across the Bahamas, said Gavin G. Christie, the managing partner of C.A. Christie Real Estate.
Apocalyptic," said Lia Head-Rigby, who helps run a hurricane relief group and flew over Abaco.
At 5 p.m. EDT, the storm was located about 70 miles (113 kilometres) north of Great Abaco Island.
At least five people died on the Abaco Islands, Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Monday, and thousands of homes were reportedly destroyed.
A video posted from Great Abaco by Bahamas Sport Fishing Network showed cars piled up on one another, remnants of houses sticking out from the muck and just a palm tree or two that survived the storm.
Common combinations with abaco
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- abaco islands 13×
- abaco and 12×
- the abaco 11×
- great abaco 9×
- in abaco 8×
- abaco island 8×
- on abaco 7×
- of abaco 5×
- and abaco 5×
- over abaco 3×