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

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

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

A race of hardy men who for centuries wrested a precarious living from the offshore fishing banks, Newfoundlanders are turning away from the sea to more rewarding work ashore.

From Time Magazine Archive

I'm convinced now that there is much misery all over the fishing banks, and I have a conviction that I shall help to remove it.

From A Dream of the North Sea by Runciman, James