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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

"Having lines," he says, "we proceeded to the fishing banks without the harbor, and fished for cod, but it not being a proper time of tide, we caught but two."

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams