down east
Northeastern New England and Canada's Maritime provinces, an area that corresponds to…Northeastern New England (particularly the easternmost section of the U.S. state of Maine) and Canada's Maritime provinces (sometimes including the Gaspé Peninsula and Newfoundland), an area that corresponds to the historical French territory of Acadia.
» Isn't this just tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall?
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1 sensesNortheastern New England (particularly the easternmost section of the U.S. state of Maine) and Canada's Maritime provinces (sometimes including the Gaspé Peninsula and Newfoundland), an area that corresponds to the historical French territory of Acadia.
Examples
1 sentencesIsn't this just tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall?
Origin
* Typically traced to 1817 nautical terminology referring to direction not location: in th* Typically traced to 1817 nautical terminology referring to direction not location: in the warm months, the prevailing winds along the Atlantic coast of New England and Canada blow from the southwest, meaning ships sail downwind to go east.
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