Synonyms for mackinaw
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mak-uh-naw |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæk əˌnɔ |
Top 10 synonyms for mackinaw Other synonyms for the word mackinaw
Définition of mackinaw
Origin :- type of boat used on the Great Lakes, 1812, from Mackinac, name of a port and island in Michigan, from Ojibway (Algonquian) mitchimakinak "many turtles," from mishiin- "be many" + mikinaak "snapping turtle." As a type of heavy blanket given to the Indians by the U.S. government, it is attested from 1822.
- As in coat : noun personal outerwear
- In silence he arose and slipped on his mackinaw blanket coat.
- Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
- He was dressed in mackinaw, and wore a fur cap with drooping ear-flaps.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- It is known that the Mission of Mackinaw fell on the downfall of the Jesuits.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- That the advantage by water lines is in favor of Mackinaw, we have shown.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- Mackinaw is at the junction of three great lakes; Chicago at the foot of one.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- Mackinaw is at the head of Lake Michigan—Chicago, at the foot.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- Mackinaw has more than the advantages of Cincinnati for manufactures.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- At the Straits of Mackinaw the whole system of land and water centres.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- Re-entering the Saut the steamer shapes her course for Mackinaw.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- They slipped on mackinaw coats and disappeared into the white swirling night.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
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