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Grand Falls

British  

plural noun

  1. the former name (until 1965) of Churchill Falls

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat during his Triple Crown year in 1973 and electrified the sport, died Friday at his home near Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2025

Gordon Edward Pinsent was born on July 12, 1930, in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, the last of eight children, two of whom died in infancy.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2023

Pinsent was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, in 1930, and began acting in his late teens.

From Seattle Times Feb. 26, 2023

The tournament is taking place on the St. John River and its tributaries west of Grand Falls.

From Washington Times Aug. 8, 2015

In making astronomical observations for the latitude and longitude of the Grand Falls and the mouths of the Grand, the Green, Madawaska, Fish, and St. Francis rivers.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

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