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Georges Bank

Georges Bank proper noun: a large elevated area of the sea floor between Cape Cod, Massachusetts (United States), and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada), separating the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean.

Proper noun

Georges Bank

  1. A large elevated area of the sea floor between Cape Cod, Massachusetts (United States), and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada), separating the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean.
    Synonyms:
    St. Georges Bank

Synonyms of Georges Bank

  • St. Georges Bank

Origin of Georges Bank

The 1610 Velasco map, prepared for King James I of England, used the name S. Georges Banck, a common practice when the name of the English patron saint, Saint George, was sprinkled around the English-colonized world.

Questions about Georges Bank

What does Georges Bank mean?
Georges Bank means a large elevated area of the sea floor between Cape Cod, Massachusetts (United States), and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada), separating the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean.
What part of speech is Georges Bank?
Georges Bank is a proper noun.

Words near Georges Bank in the dictionary

  1. Georgemas
  2. Georger
  3. georgerobinsonite
  4. Georgers
  5. Georges
  6. Georges Bank
  7. Georges Creek
  8. Georges Hall
  9. Georges Mills
  10. Georges Plains
  11. Georges River

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