Anticosti

[an-tuh-kaw-stee, -kos-tee]

noun

an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).

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Historical Examples of anticosti

The passage from St. Paul to Anticosti is at times dangerous.
Voyage of the Paper Canoe
Nathaniel H. Bishop
The ill-omened Anticosti, the graveyard of many seamen, is yet to be passed.
Voyage of the Paper Canoe
Nathaniel H. Bishop
On the 15th, he discovered the island now known by the name of Anticosti.
The Boys' And Girls' Library
Various
On the evening of the twenty-second they were at some distance above the great Island of Anticosti.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I
Francis Parkman
As we said, Tarboe lay rocking in a bight at Anticosti, with an empty hold and a scanty larder.
Romany of the Snows
Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for anticosti

Anticosti

noun

an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)

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