An island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands

Usage examples of martinique.

Like many others who lived in Fort de France, Simon Sargon was wondering how soon he could afford to leave Martinique, meanwhile making the most of whatever opportunities he could find.

In fact, Cranston mentioned Martinique, remembering Sargon from there, but he seemed somewhat surprised to learn that Sargon had run an antique shop there.

His maiden voyage in his new vessel takes him to the Caribbean, and to Martinique, where he attempts to help Rear Admiral Cameron sort out a few difficulties with the French.

The only ship I have off Martinique at the moment is a brig, which is keeping a watch on Fort Royal with orders to report back here at the first sign that a convoy is due.

St Vincent was the mountainous island of St Lucia, and then came Martinique, followed by Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua and then the group of French and British islands forming the north end of the Leewards.

There was no chance of him reaching Martinique in time to seek shelter: even now the island was just coming into sight, a bluish bruise on the horizon to the north-west.

France to Martinique, urgently needed stores which could not wait for a convoy?

From this angle, Cabrit Island still seemed to be part of the southern tip of Martinique, not yet outlined against the sea horizon.

The army in Martinique was helpless without the French Navy to carry it anywhere.

He could see the land of Martinique running down to the south but it was inverted, looking like dark clouds.

Stopping the convoy getting into Martinique was, he would have thought, just such an operation.

That was the law on Martinique, during this fateful period while the outcome of the war seemed hanging in the balance.

He localized this finally by shrieking that unless he was let out, the whole island of Martinique would explode around him.

Oddly, this was the enactment of a scene that occurred in 1902 when most of Martinique did explode.

So to link Rico with an old sea captain who might have been to Martinique was worth trying as a last resort, even though the sea captain was dead.