Prince Rupert

American  

noun

1. a seaport and railway terminus in W British Columbia, in W Canada.

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Prince Rupert British  

/ ˈruːpət /

noun

1. a port in W Canada, on the coast of British Columbia: one of the W termini of the Canadian National transcontinental railway. Pop: 14 643 (2001)

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Example Sentences

LeBLANC boutique – I was happily surprised when I walked past the LeBLANC boutique in Prince Rupert while just killing time, and I saw a big sign in front indicating they carried plus sizes.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

The pod of orcas that Mr. Gould was fined for approaching has returned to the Prince Rupert area every spring for more than a decade, Fisheries and Oceans Canada said.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

The port at Prince Rupert in northern B.C. plans to increase its container capacity by one-third by 2023, offering a more viable, albeit much smaller, alternative for shippers to reach Asia.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2021

The 415-mile-long Coastal GasLink pipeline is designed to initially export 2.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas each day to Kitimat, located southeast of Prince Rupert.

From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2021

I have not been silent heretofore concerning Prince Rupert and his assistant, Will Legge....

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva