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

From the Lake of the Woods to the Rockies a new line, the forty-ninth parallel, was agreed upon in 1818.

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

Increase of immigration rendering a fixing of jurisdictions imperative, England pressed for the line of the Columbia below its intersection of the forty-ninth parallel.

From History of the United States, Volume 3 by Andrews, Elisha Benjamin

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

Thence up the Columbia to the mouth of the Kootanie River, near the forty-ninth parallel of latitude, is the trading establishment called Kootanie House.

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

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