Definition of Gulf of St. Lawrence

1. Noun. An arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada.

Exact synonyms: Gulf Of Saint Lawrence
Group relationships: Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
Generic synonyms: Gulf

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gulf Of St. Lawrence

Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of California
Gulf of Carpenteria
Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Lepanto
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Ob
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Siam
Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of St. Lawrence (current term)
Gulf of Suez
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Venice
Gulf stream
Gullah
Gulliver
Gulliverian
Gulls
Gullstrand
Gullstrand's slitlamp
Gulo
Gulo gulo
Gulo luscus

Literary usage of Gulf of St. Lawrence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1858)
"... adds materially to the holding powers of the two flukes, which arc, for the time being, holding. LIGHTHOUSES ON THE RIVER AMI Gulf of St. Lawrence. ..."

2. The Maritime Provinces: A Handbook for Travellers. A Guide to the Chief by Moses Foster Sweetser, Osgood, James R., & Co., pub (1875)
"Following the trend of the N. coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ... The N. shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is a region which is unique in its dreariness ..."

3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1900)
"... for two records of the occurrence of Steller's Eider in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The first specimen which he secured was a female taken on February 17, ..."

4. The American Coast Pilot: Containing Directions for the Principal Harbors by Edmund March Blunt, George William Blunt (1847)
"... Gulf of Mexico 288 Amazon River, S. America 505 Ambergris Key, Bay of Honduras 497 Amelia, E. Florida 239 Am here t Harbor, Gulf of St. Lawrence. ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1899)
"That a floating station be established in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for a period of five years. 2. That this station be established ..."

6. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1850)
"company to explore the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A violent storm arose on the 1 st of August, forcing them to seek shelter. They happily found a port' on the ..."

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