Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
[ hey-pawns-foot ]
noun
an agreement (1901) between the United States and Great Britain giving the United States the sole right to build a canal across Central America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Origin of Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
1Named after J. M. Hay and Julian Pauncefote (1828–1902), English diplomat
- Compare Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.
Words Nearby Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
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How to use Hay-Pauncefote Treaty in a sentence
The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty would be executed as amended and no one would care a fig whether it was in its original form or not.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie | Andrew CarnegieIn the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty there is no specific reference to fortification.
The Panama Canal | J. Saxon MillsAfter a short series of negotiations he succeeded in having passed and ratified by both countries the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.
The Panama Canal | Duncan E. McKinlay
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