Belle Isle

noun

1. Strait of, a strait between Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 10–15 miles (16–24 km) wide.

Belle Isle

noun

1. an island in the Atlantic, at the N entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle , between Labrador and Newfoundland. Area: about 39 sq km (15 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Yet another example is Belle Isle, a gorgeous 982-acre gem floating in the Detroit River.

From The Daily Beast

They smashed the damsel's boat and the little bark became Belle Isle.

From Project Gutenberg

It was at Belle Isle that the red men had put up and worshipped a natural stone image.

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Next morning they had passed Belle Isle, and ran through the midst of a fleet of transports returning from Guienne.

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I suffered a great deal with hunger when I was on Belle Isle.

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Did you make no complaint to the officers on Belle Isle of your food?

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