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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A natural protected waterway extending about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from Puget Sound to Skagway, Alaska. It threads through the Alexander Archipelago and is known for its snow-capped mountains, waterfalls, and glaciers.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska

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Examples

  • The ship will be making for Chalced by the Inside Passage as swiftly as she can.

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  • BC Ferries offers a scenic voyage along the Inside Passage

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  • Instead of celebrating my 50th wedding anniversary with my husband, leisurely enjoying the beauty of glaciers and wildlife along Alaska's scenic Inside Passage, I was anxiously peering out of a rain-drenched helicopter window, huddled under heavy, metalliclike blankets.

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  • Instead of celebrating my 50th wedding anniversary with my husband, leisurely enjoying the beauty of glaciers and wildlife along Alaska's scenic Inside Passage, I was anxiously peering out of a rain-drenched helicopter window, huddled under heavy, metalliclike blankets.

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  • You'll sail along Alaska's exquisite Inside Passage stopping in Ketchikan,

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