Mayagüez

[ mah-yah-gwes ]

/ ˌmɑ yɑˈgwɛs /

a seaport in W Puerto Rico.

Example sentences from the Web for mayaguez

While Ford had shown resolve in the Mayaguez incident, Ronald Reagan challenged Ford from the right.

Obama's Pirate Coup |Julian Zelizer |April 13, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Mayaguez Bay on the west coast admits vessels of any size and is the best anchorage on the island.

Porto Rico |Arthur D. Hall
Mayaguez was founded about the middle of the 18th century on the site of a hamlet which was first settled about 1680.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 |Various
But he heard, leaving the village along the trail to Mayaguez, the sudden clatter of a pony's hoofs.

Once Upon A Time |Richard Harding Davis

The Presbyterians have had four American missionary teachers at Mayaguez.

The American Missionary -- Volume 54, No. 3, July, 1900 |Various
"The road to Mayaguez is not healthy for Americans," said the general in command.

Once Upon A Time |Richard Harding Davis

Mayagüez

/ (Spanish majaˈɣwɛθ) /

a port in W Puerto Rico; needlework industry. Pop: 97 627 (2003 est)