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Niagara

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Ni·ag·a·ra  (n-gr, -r-)
n.
A torrent or flood: "engulfed by the Niagara of Americanisms that flowed over them" (Wall Street Journal).

[After Niagara (Falls)1.]

Niagara [naɪˈægrə -ˈægərə]
n
1. (Placename) a river in NE North America, on the border between W New York State and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Length: 45 km (28 miles)
2. a torrent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.NiagaraNiagara - waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
Empire State, New York State, NY, New York - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
American Falls - a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
Canadian Falls, Horseshoe Falls - a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario
Niagara River, Niagara - a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
2.NiagaraNiagara - a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
Niagara, Niagara Falls - waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
Translations
Niagara [naɪˈægrə]
A. NNiágara m
B. CPD Niagara Falls NPLCataratas fpl del Niágara
Niagara
nNiagara m; Niagara Fallsdie Niagarafälle pl


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Still, it was a fine day, and the temperature was delicious, and though we had left Summer behind us in the west, and were fast leaving Spring, we were moving towards Niagara and home.
Accordingly, Oswego, Niagara, Detroit, Michilimackinac, and other posts on the American side of the lakes, were given up.
No, it was man alone who had produced these reddish vapors, these gigantic flames worthy of a volcano itself, these tremendous vibrations resembling the shock of an earthquake, these reverberations rivaling those of hurricanes and storms; and it was his hand which precipitated into an abyss, dug by himself, a whole Niagara of molten metal!
 
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