banquese ice n Cp HARRAP banquise 'ice-floe.' Ice field floating south along the Labrador Coast in spring; STRING OF ICE.
   1884 STEARNS 231 One of the peculiarities of a Labrador spring scene is that of drifting or 'banquese' ice. This is ice that breaks up in some northern locality, and flows, in greater or smaller masses, through the Straits towards the Gulf and open sea... The 'banquese' ice often lies a mile or so off shore.

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