Sable Island

Proper noun

Meaning

An island in Nova Scotia. A small island and sand bar of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in its jurisdiction.

Ellipsis of Sable Island horse. (a breed of feral horse found on the island)

Examples

When I was Governor of Massachusetts, we worked to get Sable Island gas into New England. Paul Cellucci

Reports of violent wreckers on Sable helped spur efforts by the colony of Nova Scotia to establish a rescue station in Sable Island in 1801. Source: Internet

The cable was rerouted to Sable Island as Sitifofog 2000 for a period, and was eventually decommissioned. Source: Internet

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