Definition of convict settlement in English:

convict settlement

noun

Australian historical

A place designed for the imprisonment and punishment of convicts.
dysentery was rife in the nearby convict settlement
Example sentencesExamples
- The traditional explanation that New South Wales was colonized to provide a convict settlement is more plausible.
- He was appointed Steward and Clerk at the convict settlement at $120 per year plus housing and rations.
- Fear of starvation led to a division of the First Fleeters into two convict settlements.
- The first Australian towns were convict settlements, with large numbers of soldiers and administrators.
- Founded as a convict settlement, Hobart has had continuous, modest growth.
- Highlights include the rainforest walkway at Heritage Landing and the remains of the Sarah Island convict settlement.
- He was sent to the Andaman Islands to reorganize the convict settlement there.
- Take a cruise to Bruny Island to see spectacular wildlife or drive to Port Arthur to discover Australia's first convict settlement.
- Mandatory sentencing is a nasty, insidious creation of our generation that not even the convict settlement introduced.
- We know it was a hell-on-earth convict settlement back in the 1800s.

词汇	convict settlement
释义	Definition of convict settlement in English: convict settlement noun Australian historical A place designed for the imprisonment and punishment of convicts. dysentery was rife in the nearby convict settlement Example sentencesExamples The traditional explanation that New South Wales was colonized to provide a convict settlement is more plausible. He was appointed Steward and Clerk at the convict settlement at $120 per year plus housing and rations. Fear of starvation led to a division of the First Fleeters into two convict settlements. The first Australian towns were convict settlements, with large numbers of soldiers and administrators. Founded as a convict settlement, Hobart has had continuous, modest growth. Highlights include the rainforest walkway at Heritage Landing and the remains of the Sarah Island convict settlement. He was sent to the Andaman Islands to reorganize the convict settlement there. Take a cruise to Bruny Island to see spectacular wildlife or drive to Port Arthur to discover Australia's first convict settlement. Mandatory sentencing is a nasty, insidious creation of our generation that not even the convict settlement introduced. We know it was a hell-on-earth convict settlement back in the 1800s.
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