James Bay

American  

noun

1. the S arm of Hudson Bay, in E Canada between Ontario and Quebec provinces. 300 miles (483 km) long; 160 miles (258 km) wide.

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James Bay British  

noun

1. the S arm of Hudson Bay, in central Canada. Area: 108 780 sq km (42 000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

There are two park areas here, on opposite ends of the island, with a campground at James Bay and Portlock Point Lighthouse at the southern tip.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023

Their successors are climbing Spotify’s rankings and the Radio 1 playlist: Jack Savoretti, Tom Grennan, James Bay, and Ireland’s Dermot Kennedy to name a handful.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2019

Stewart also recorded tracks with James Bay and Bastille.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2018

But most of her life was spent in James Bay, where she lived, worked and, in a priory that is now an inn, died, in 1945.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2017

We headed northwest, up towards the shallows of James Bay where the whales used to migrate before they packed up and headed down to Australia for good.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline