Guantanamo Bay (Noun)
Meaning
An inlet of the Caribbean Sea; a United States naval station was established on the bay in 1903.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The American authorities have been holding suspected terrorists in detention at Guantanamo Bay for many years, sparking controversy about their treatment and rights.
- A few miles from the prison, the Guantanamo Bay community lives amidst the ruins of an old US naval station.
- In January 2018, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open.
- The primary goal of the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay has always been the interrogation of suspects and not to put them on trial.
- Guantanamo Bay is often described as the biggest thorn in the side of US-Cuba relations.