Biscay


bay of, a bay of the atlantic between w france and n spain.
historical examples

by this time the river has amplified into a broad estuary which is lost in the incoming and outgoing tides of the bay of biscay.
castles and chateaux of old touraine and the loire country francis miltoun

on wednesday evening we committed ourselves to the bay of biscay.
fragments of science, v. 1-2 john tyndall

the “imperious,” with a fine breeze from the southward, was standing across the bay of biscay.
ronald morton, or the fire ships w.h.g. kingston

we need not he surprised that sharks should get entangled in the bay of biscay.
the voyage alone in the yawl “rob roy” john macgregor

this is a large seaport town near the bay of biscay, on the southwest coast of france.
private peat harold r. peat

the biscay whale was the first of these great creatures to be hunted.
more science from an easy chair sir e. ray (edwin ray) lankester

simply because we should never get across the bay of biscay in her, to say nothing of the remainder of the voyage.
for treasure bound harry collingwood

the bay of biscay is a well-known example of the semicircular gulf.
the sailor’s word-book william henry smyth

much destruction has been wrought by shifting 75 sands on the bay of biscay, where farms and even villages have been overwhelmed.
geology william j. miller

it was a lovely dawn the morning after the storm in the bay of biscay.
the wreck of the nancy bell j. c. hutcheson

noun
bay of biscay, a large bay of the atlantic ocean between w france and n spain: notorious for storms

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