Little America

noun

a base in the Antarctic, on the Bay of Whales, S of the Ross Sea: established by Adm. Richard E. Byrd of the U.S. Navy in 1929; used for later Antarctic expeditions.

Little America

originally the chief US base in the Antarctic, on the Ross Ice Shelf: first established by Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1928); used for polar exploration. It closed in the 1960s

He recounts, for example, the existence of a small town in the Helmland province that the Afghans called “Little America.”

The result is Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan.

Tshikapa, which means "belt," is a Little America in every sense.

At a little after ten the next morning they sped wearily into camp at Little America.

It is the capital of Little America in the jungle and therefore became the objective of the second stage of my Congo journey.

The craft had left Little America just before three oclock in the afternoon.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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