Etymology

Glace Bay

Today it means: A harbour in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Glace Bay district, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Full definition →

French baie de glace
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  1. French · calque ofbaie de glace
  2. English todayGlace Bay

Calque of French baie de glace (literally “ice bay”), from baie (“bay”) + glace (“ice”). The calque treats "glace" as a proper noun "Glace" instead of common noun "glace". From the fact that the harbour fills with sea ice in winter.

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