An island off the coast of Massachusetts, south of Cape Cod and east of Martha's Vineyard. It was an important whaling centre in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Rhymes
bucket, tucket
Definition of Nantucket in US English:
Nantucket
proper nounnanˈtəkət
An island off the coast of Massachusetts, south of Cape Cod and east of Martha's Vineyard. Now a popular resort, it was an important whaling center during the 18th and 19th centuries.