Meaning & use
Ocracoke
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Meaning
proper nounproper
A small island and village on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, reachable mainly by ferry or plane.
Grammar: Used as a name, so it takes no article: we say 'on Ocracoke', not 'on the Ocracoke'.
Patterns
- on Ocracoke
- Ocracoke Island
- Ocracoke village
They spent a quiet week on Ocracoke, biking to the beach every morning.
The ferry to Ocracoke takes about an hour from Hatteras.
Ocracoke Island is known for its long, undeveloped shoreline.
Common combinations
- Ocracoke Island
- Ocracoke Island sits at the southern end of the Outer Banks.
- on Ocracoke
- We stayed on Ocracoke for three nights in June.
- the ferry to Ocracoke
- Book the ferry to Ocracoke early in summer.
- Ocracoke village
- Ocracoke village has a small harbor and a few restaurants.
Commonly confused: Ocracoke or Ocracoke Inlet?
Ocracoke vs Ocracoke Inlet
This is the water passage near the island, not the island itself; ships pass through the inlet.
Practice
Which sentence uses the place name correctly?
Choose one answer.
Place names like Ocracoke normally take no article and no plural, so 'to Ocracoke' is correct. 'The Ocracoke' wrongly adds an article, and 'Ocracokes' wrongly makes the name plural.
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