DCHP-2

Banks DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n. — pl.

  one of the more elevated portions of the submerged plateau lying off the Atlantic coast of Canada.

  See also: bank ((1)) ((n.)) (def. 1)  

• 2 n.

  the extensive shoals, or bank (def. 1) lying southeast of Newfoundland, famous as cod-fishing grounds.

  See also: bank ((1)) ((n.)) (def. 1)  Grand Banks