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- proper noun informal An alternative name for the
Strait of Georgia .
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Examples
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Stephanie corrected me and it is the Georgia Strait, the Juan de Fuca is off to the right!
The Malahat Summit, and I shanghai the group into Colonial Life! Elizabeth McClung 2009
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They established several outposts about the region including on at Neah Bay to serve as a base for surveying the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan Islands and the Georgia Strait.
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It has to be replaced through Tswawassen because that is where the cable goes across the Georgia Strait.
Government Thinking: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Buy ‘Em « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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The main problem is the undersea cables which cross the Georgia Strait.
Government Thinking: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Buy ‘Em « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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FIELD: Yes, well there was a plane crash nearby in the Georgia Strait about three years ago, and many of the family members -- four of the bodies were not recovered.
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Sechelt sits on a spit of land between the Georgia Strait and the Sechelt Inlet.
BC's Sunshine Coast 2007
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At the crest of the bridge, Burton leaned on the rail and gazed beyond the bay into the blackness of Georgia Strait.
Temporary Wife Kilby, Joan 1999
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Driven by the ferocity of his thoughts, he rounded Prospect Point to face the open water of Georgia Strait.
Temporary Wife Kilby, Joan 1999
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Salt Spring is the last place one would expect to face a silent spring, but a new study points to dramatic changes taking place on the beautiful Gulf Islands, which are scattered across southern Georgia Strait.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK HUME 2011
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In the past four years, about a dozen feet encased in shoes have washed up on beaches near Vancouver, along the southern Georgia Strait and off Washington State.
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