A small island in the Nares Strait between Greenland and Canada, claimed by both Canada and Denmark.

(idiomatic, sports) Competing in a game, with a chance of winning. / (idiomatic) Focused; engaged; serious. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: in the game.

The small islands and atolls in the Hawaiian island chain located northwest (in some cases, far to the northwest) of the islands of Kauai and Niihau.

(idiomatic) In recent history, in recorded history amongst the lifespan of extant people; events or situations which can be remembered by people that are still alive.

(politics) The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Japanese Archipelago, Ryu Kyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and Borneo; from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Malay Peninsula.

(politics) The next chain of archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast, beyond the first island chain. Principally composed of the Bonin Islands, Marianas Islands, Caroline Islands; from Honshu to New Guinea.

(politics, India) The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south.

(idiomatic) On the way; soon to arrive.

simple past tense and past participle of box in

A tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.