fishing banks
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of fishing banks
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
They are merely the small fry of the fishing banks: they are petty rascals, with occasional big game.
From The Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball
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