Placentia Bay
[ pluh-sen-shuh ]
noun
a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the SE coast of Newfoundland, Canada, W of the Avalon Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.
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How to use Placentia Bay in a sentence
He cruised off Placentia Bay, making several small prizes and destroying fishing craft.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene BoltonOne was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.
The Harbor of Doubt | Frank Williams
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