Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

[ hey-pawns-foot ]

noun
  1. 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

1
Named after J. M. Hay and Julian Pauncefote (1828–1902), English diplomat

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.

  • In the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty there is no specific reference to fortification.

    The Panama Canal | J. Saxon Mills
  • After 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