Biscay

American

[bis-key, -kee] / ˈbɪs keɪ, -ki /

noun

Bay of Biscay, a bay of the Atlantic Ocean between western France and northern Spain.

Biscay British

/ ˈbɪskeɪ, -kɪ /

noun

a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean between W France and N Spain: notorious for storms

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Since 2024, the French government has implemented a one-month annual fishing ban in the Bay of Biscay each January to protect dolphins.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

To better track survival trends, the research team took a different approach by examining stranded dolphins that had washed ashore along the Bay of Biscay.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

The vessel was traveling south through the Bay of Biscay when it turned east and headed toward Saint-Nazaire, home to Europe’s largest shipyard, according to the ship-tracking service Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

Whereas with the GFS model the UK stays dry this weekend and Gabrielle spins into the Bay of Biscay bringing damaging winds and rain to northern Spain on Sunday.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Already a hand short, and entering on the Bay of Biscay with wild weather ahead, and yet last night another man lost—disappeared.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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