Erie Canal

noun

1. a canal in New York between Albany and Buffalo, connecting the Hudson River with Lake Erie: completed in 1825. Compare New York State Barge Canal ( def 2 ).

Erie Canal

noun

1. a canal in New York State between Albany and Buffalo, linking the Hudson River with Lake Erie. Length: 579 km (360 miles)

Erie Canal

1. An artificial waterway built across New York state in the early nineteenth century, linking Lake Erie and the Hudson River . The canal opened trade between New York and the midwestern states and aided in the growth of New York City as a port.