Canso
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
Strait of, Also called Gut of Canso. a channel in SE Canada that separates mainland Nova Scotia from Cape Breton Island, flowing NW from the Atlantic Ocean to Northumberland Strait. About 17 miles (27 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.
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How to use Canso in a sentence
It was as black as could be––squalls sweeping down––and Canso is not the easiest harbor in the world to make at night.
The Seiners | James B. (James Brendan) ConnollyWe made Canso after the worst day and night we had had in the Johnnie Duncan since she was 291 launched.
The Seiners | James B. (James Brendan) ConnollyBy the time we were down the Cape shore––down Canso way––and among the fleet again, we had lost a week.
The Seiners | James B. (James Brendan) ConnollyIn the straits of Canso the people are taking them with seines, a circumstance without a parralel for the last 30 years.
The Economist | VariousHere we were to dine and take the stage for a ride of eighty miles to the Gut of Canso.
Baddeck and That Sort of Thing | Charles Dudley Warner
British Dictionary definitions for Canso
/ (ˈkænsəʊ) /
a cape in Canada, at the NE tip of Nova Scotia
Strait of Canso or Gut of Canso a channel in Canada, between the Nova Scotia mainland and S Cape Breton Island
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