fishing banks

American  

plural noun

1. a relatively shallow area of the sea in which fish are usually abundant.

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Etymology

Origin of fishing banks

First recorded in 1755–65

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fishing banks

Instead of sensibly living off nature's interest, many fisheries have mined the wild capital, and famous fishing banks lie bankrupt, including the revered cod grounds of New England and Atlantic Canada.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her hull, rigging and spars sheathed in ice, the schooner Mary E. O'Hara, of Boston, turned tail to the fishing banks last week and headed for home.

From Time Magazine Archive

Headed for the Newfoundland fishing banks, Andrews is still trying to sort out the spies among his crew when he comes across a disabled mother ship for German U-boats disguised as a Danish schooner.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fishermen fear that oil spills and giant rigs will destroy their fishing banks.

From Time Magazine Archive

It had to do with the memory of more than a hundred men who had been lost in a September gale off the fishing banks.

From Glory of Youth by Hutt, Henry