canadian shield

Ca·na·di·an shield

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Definitions of canadian shield words

noun canadian shield (in Canada) the wide area of Precambrian rock extending west from the Labrador coast to the basin of the Mackenzie and north from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay and the Arctic: rich in minerals 3
noun canadian shield an area of about 2,000,000 sq mi (5,179,980 sq km) of Precambrian strata, consisting largely of granite, gneiss, marble, and other igneous and metamorphic rocks that occupy most of eastern and central Canada & part of NE U.S. 3
noun canadian shield the extensive region making up much of northern and central Canada underlain by Precambrian rocks that have been eroded to produce a low shieldlike profile. 1
noun canadian shield rocky area across Canada and US 1

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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