barachois

/ ˌbærəˈʃwɑː /

noun

1. (in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada) a shallow lagoon formed by a sand bar

Word History and Origins

Origin of barachois¹

French

Example Sentences

Photograph: Fabien Dubessay for the Guardian The next day I did get him to leave the room long enough to enjoy a relaxing massage in the frangipani-strewn spa and eat a fantastic dinner – fresh fish and fabulous desserts – at the Barachois, the hotel's romantic floating restaurant that's hidden away in a mangrove forest at the end of a long wooden pier.

From The Guardian

The broad streams of the west coast of Newfoundland—Fishels River, Crabs River, Big and Little Codroy Rivers, Big and Little Barachois Rivers, and Robinson's River—afford the best evidence of trout migrating to the sea to escape the fury of the flood, and any of the little trout streams in any part of the world where the streams flow into salt water will afford the student means of observing the trout's fondness for marine excursions in search of a change of diet.

From Project Gutenberg

Then they threw up earth on the right, and pushed their approaches towards the Barachois, in spite of a hot fire from the frigate "Aréthuse."

From Project Gutenberg

On the right, a prolongation of the harbor reached nearly half a mile beyond the town, ending in a small lagoon formed by a projecting sandbar, and known as the Barachois.

From Project Gutenberg

The glare of the triple conflagration lighted up the town, the trenches, the harbor, and the surrounding hills, while the burning ships shot off their guns at random as they slowly drifted westward, and grounded at last near the Barachois.

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