West Indies

pl. [PYROPHORUS.] Geog.: An archipelago of Islands, the Antilles, extending from the Gulf of Florida to the Gulf of Paria, just north of the Caribbean Sea. They are so named because when first they were discovered they were supposed to lie near India. When the error was discovered, the distinctive names East Indies (g.) and West Indies arose. West Point, s. The name of a post town situated on the Hudson river in Orange county, New York. The United States Military Academy is located here.