an evergreen Mediterranean shrub of the laurel family, with deep green leaves and purple berries. Its aromatic leaves are used in cooking and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors
an evergreen Mediterranean shrub of the laurel family, with deep green leaves and purple berries. Its aromatic leaves are used in cooking and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors
an aromatic liquid, used especially for the hair or as an aftershave, typically distilled from rum and the leaves of the bayberry
a historic residential and commercial district in western Boston, Massachusetts, on land along the Charles River that was reclaimed in the 19th century
the region around San Francisco Bay, in north central California. Oakland is the hub of the East Bay, San Jose of the South Bay
an industrial city in eastern Michigan, on the Saginaw River, near Lake Huron; population 33,874 (est. 2008)
a compartment in the fuselage of an aircraft in which bombs are held and from which they may be dropped
an inlet of the Atlantic in southern Maine, known for its hundreds of islands and protected anchorages. Portland lies on it
a space inside a computer in which a floppy disk, hard disk, or disk drive can be accommodated
an industrial port city in northeastern Wisconsin, on Green Bay; population 101,025 (est. 2008)
a shallow southern arm of Hudson Bay, between Quebec and Ontario provinces in Canada
a residential city in east central Florida, southwest of Melbourne; population 100,786 (est. 2008)
an inlet of the South China Sea in the Philippines, off central Luzon Island. A large US naval facility closed here in 1992
an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in southwestern Florida. Tampa and St. Petersburg are among the cities that lie along its shores
an extension of the North Atlantic Ocean between Baffin Island and Greenland, linked to the Arctic Ocean by three passages. It is largely ice-bound in winter
an inlet of the Tasman Sea just south of Sydney, Australia. It was the site of Captain James Cook’s landing in 1770 and of an early British penal settlement
an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, northwest of San Francisco in California, visited by Sir Francis Drake in 1579
an administrative region on the eastern coast of the North Island, New Zealand
an inland sea—the largest in the world—in northeastern Canada. It is connected to the North Atlantic Ocean via Hudson Strait
a free port and tourist resort on the northern coast of Jamaica; population 80,400 (est. 2009)
a town in central Long Island in New York that includes the villages of Hicksville, Farmingdale, and Oyster Bay; population 301,474 (est. 2008)