forty-ninth parallel

British  

noun

1. an informal name for the Canadian border with the USA, which is in part delineated by the parallel line of latitude at 49°N

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Example Sentences

At least twenty thousand people went to see it, and everybody on the Pacific Coast from the forty-ninth parallel to the Mexican line had a bet on the result.

From The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier by Flandrau, Charles E. (Charles Eugene)

Aberdeen, Lord, succeeds Lord Palmerston as Secretary for Foreign Affairs,     252;   offers forty-ninth parallel, in accordance with Mr. Webster's suggestion,     266.

From Daniel Webster by Lodge, Henry Cabot

Why, in 1787, it was thought necessary to forbid slavery in the Northwest Territory, which extends from the Ohio River to the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude.

From Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) by Parker, Theodore

Proceeding up Frazer River to near the forty-ninth parallel, upon the left or south bank of the river is Fort Langley, an extensive stockade.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the forty-ninth parallel to the North Pole, now all was Canadian soil.

From The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor by Skelton, Oscar Douglas