Labradorean
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Labrador.
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noting or pertaining to the Pleistocene ice located mainly E of Hudson Bay.
Etymology
Origin of Labradorean
Example Sentences
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The southwestward advance of the European ice sheet and the southeastward advance of the Labradorean sheet in America were stopped by the Atlantic.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
If the sun were sufficiently active the belt of maximum storminess would apparently pass through the Keewatin and Labradorean centers of glaciation instead of well to the south of them, as at present.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
Thus there would be an increase in precipitation in about the latitude of the Keewatin and Labradorean centers of glaciation.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
The ice spread out from two great centers in North America, the Labradorean east of Hudson Bay, and the Keewatin west of the bay.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
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