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Placentia Bay

[ pluh-sen-shuh ]

noun

  1. a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the SE coast of Newfoundland, Canada, W of the Avalon Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.

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He cruised off Placentia Bay, making several small prizes and destroying fishing craft.

One was to sail north into Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, set seines, and catch the herring that were then schooling.

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