Fort Erie

American  

noun

1. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Erie, at the beginning of the Niagara River, next to Buffalo, N.Y.

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Example Sentences

“You don't talk politics and you don't talk religion,” says 85-year-old Ernie, who lives in the Canadian town of Fort Erie, just across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

On the Canadian side, Fort George was allowed to deteriorate because the garrison was so close to other active military instillations, including Butler’s Barracks, Fort Erie and Fort Mississauga.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2018

Last July, a woman from El Salvador arrived at the Fort Erie border crossing in Buffalo, New York, seeking refuge in Canada.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2018

The two-thirds-of-a-mile-long bridge is one of the busiest border crossings between the two countries, connecting Canada’s Fort Erie with Buffalo, New York.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2015

She always fixed her arrival at Fort Erie as "in de year dat de Queen was crowned."

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Severance, Frank H.