Definition of "marianas" [marianas]

• A chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521 (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Just like pulling a VW Bug from the marianas Trench until it got up near the boat, then all heck broke loose, that tail started flailing until the deck hand threw a gaff through it."
• "Santos's blog from guam usa, the marianas, western pacific and points afar."
• "Get real, tang, you're stretching.yes. as a matter f fact, short of the marianas and Hawaii, Alaska is within sights of NK missile technology. now that kim has a functioning bomb, and on Obama's watch, Palin has the duty to defend her state. jimdoze is correct. what do you lefties fear about Palin? its turning into a fixation."