Meanings
- A ghost town in Port Radium, Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Synonyms: Cameron Bay
- A mining area around Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Synonyms: Cameron Bay
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Port Radium Mine: a mine in Port Radium, Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA ghost town in Port Radium, Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.
proper nounA mining area around Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Origin
port+radium. From being a port built to support radium mining and mining of ores that otherwise contain radium, in the region.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Port Radium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Radium
“Port Radium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Radium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port Radium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Radium.
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