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Prince Rupert

American  

noun

  1. a seaport and railway terminus in W British Columbia, in W Canada.


Prince Rupert British  
/ ˈruːpət /

noun

  1. a port in W Canada, on the coast of British Columbia: one of the W termini of the Canadian National transcontinental railway. Pop: 14 643 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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LeBLANC boutique – I was happily surprised when I walked past the LeBLANC boutique in Prince Rupert while just killing time, and I saw a big sign in front indicating they carried plus sizes.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2025

The diver, Thomas Gould, “knowingly interacted” with a pod of seven Northern Resident killer whales near Prince Rupert Harbor in April 2020, Fisheries and Oceans Canada said in a statement on Monday.

From New York Times Aug. 25, 2022

The alternatives include diverting commodities to British Columbia's northern port of Prince Rupert, to the U.S.

From Reuters Nov. 17, 2021

The 415-mile-long Coastal GasLink pipeline is designed to initially export 2.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas each day to Kitimat, located southeast of Prince Rupert.

From Washington Times Mar. 16, 2021

It was: "Fleet turn four points to the south'ard to effect junction with Prince Rupert."

From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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