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Meanings of nearest settlement in English

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Usage of nearest settlement in English
1
Fryx was in luck; the nearest settlement was only forty miles away.
Mech
2
Alter, a small town, with a Mexican garrison, is the nearest settlement.
What I Saw in California / A Description of Its Soil, Climate, P...
3
The nearest settlement was a hundred and twenty-five miles distant.
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)
4
He wished he knew how far the nearest settlement was and in what direction.
The Rover Boys out West; Or, The Search for a Lost Mine
5
Here was a sad predicament, for the nearest settlement was one hundred miles distant.
Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No...
6
He is one hundred miles from the nearest settlement.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
7
Bitterly and reluctantly, he looked for the nearest settlement.
The lost city of z: a tale of deadly obsession in the amazon
8
He dressed his own wounds and the natives tried to carry him to the nearest settlement.
In Africa: Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country
9
The nearest settlement was a hamlet called Valmorbia.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
10
They conveyed him to the nearest settlement, which chanced to be that of his own residence.
Mosses from an Old Manse, and Other Stories
11
The nearest settlement to the ruins is the small town of Xpujil, around 16 miles away.
Reuters
12
The nearest settlement is the tiny fishing village of Ngawi, which is home to about ten families.
Radio NZ
13
October came, and a journey to the nearest settlement for winter goods and stores, must be made.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
14
My brother had gone to the nearest settlement that day, leaving me to do my work alone.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
15
The nearest settlement is some hundred miles away, and I can get there and back in twenty days.
Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Bu...
16
Nothing could save the lonely cabins and exposed dwellings except immediate flight to the nearest settlement or block-house.
The Phantom of the River
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