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Buzzard's Bay

American  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Atlantic, in SE Massachusetts. 30 miles (48 km) long.


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Their “real” home is in New Jersey, but they repair to Buzzard’s Bay, a piece of land in Massachusetts, at first in summer, then as personal need or desire dictate, regardless of season.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2013

A University of Rhode Island study showed that over 25 years, winds measured off Buzzard’s Bay blew at a regular 15 mph clip—a pace that beats wind rates inland.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2013

High tide coupled with a storm surge tonight may cause flooding in the Buzzard’s Bay region of southeastern Massachusetts, McLeod said.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 28, 2011

A high tide, coupled with the storm surge, was poised to flood the Buzzard’s Bay region in southeastern Massachusetts.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 28, 2011

It is doubtful if the fleet sailing from Buzzard’s Bay twenty-five years hence is half the size of the fleet of to-day; for vessels that are lost, sold, or broken up are seldom replaced.

From The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886 by Various