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Bras d'Or Lake

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[brah dawr] / ˈbrɑ ˈdɔr /

noun

  1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in the center Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. 360 sq. mi. (930 sq. km).


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Located on the wharf on the shores of the Bras d’Or Lake, the restaurant is a favorite for visitors and natives alike.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022

Visit the historic fort at Louisbourg and take a boat tour of Bras d’Or Lake, the saltwater lake that almost bisects the island.

From New York Times • May 18, 2010

It seems probable that the great Cibou of the Indians was applied originally by them to what we now call the Great Bras d'Or, or larger passage to Bras d'Or Lake.

From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)

He has a charming, romantic house on a mountain called Beinn Bhreagh, which overlooks the Bras d'Or Lake….

From The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Macy, John Albert

The gulf or lake is itself divided into two basins, the inner waters being known as the Great Bras d’Or Lake.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various