Fundy

[ fuhn-dee ]

noun

1. Bay of Fundy, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Canada, between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, having swift tidal currents.

Fundy

/ ˈfʌndɪ /

noun

1. Bay of Fundy
   an inlet of the Atlantic in SE Canada, between S New Brunswick and W Nova Scotia: remarkable for its swift tides of up to 21 m (70 ft)

Example Sentences

Scientists say the shift from the usual summer destination of the Bay of Fundy was due to new currents, driven by climate change, that had pushed the whales’ food – small crustaceans called copepods – in that direction.

From Reuters

As part of The Times’s coverage of the global climate summit last year, I wrote an article about a project in Nova Scotia designed to create renewable electricity from the Bay of Fundy’s exceptional tides.

From New York Times

The Bay of Fundy’s extraordinary tides have long been viewed as a source of abundant electrical power.

From New York Times

Most power-generating schemes in the Bay of Fundy have been either disasters or disappointments, partly because they have placed their turbines on the seabed, where underwater debris, such as sunken logs, has destroyed them.

From New York Times

When I visited the PLAT-I 6.40 generating platform, as the barge is formally known, it was undergoing its early trials at the Bay of Fundy’s Grand Passage, where the tide is less extreme.

From New York Times