Canso

[ kan-soh ]

noun

1. Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
2. Strait of, Also called Gut of Canso. a channel in SE Canada that separates mainland Nova Scotia from Cape Breton Island, flowing NW from the Atlantic Ocean to Northumberland Strait. About 17 miles (27 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.

Canso

/ ˈkænsəʊ /

noun

1. a cape in Canada, at the NE tip of Nova Scotia
2. Strait of Canso
   Strait of CansoGut of Canso a channel in Canada, between the Nova Scotia mainland and S Cape Breton Island

Example Sentences

It was as black as could be––squalls sweeping down––and Canso is not the easiest harbor in the world to make at night.

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We made Canso after the worst day and night we had had in the Johnnie Duncan since she was 291 launched.

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By the time we were down the Cape shore––down Canso way––and among the fleet again, we had lost a week.

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In the straits of Canso the people are taking them with seines, a circumstance without a parralel for the last 30 years.

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Here we were to dine and take the stage for a ride of eighty miles to the Gut of Canso.

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