Lake of the Woods

American  

noun

1. a lake in S Canada and the N United States, between N Minnesota and Ontario and Manitoba provinces. 1,485 sq. mi. (3,845 sq. km).

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Lake of the Woods British  

noun

1. a lake in N central North America, mostly in W Northern Ontario, Canada: fed chiefly by the Rainy River; drains into Lake Winnipeg by the Winnipeg River; many islands; tourist region. Area: 3846 sq km (1485 sq miles)

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Lake of the Woods

The stranding took place a day after a passenger died when a commercial transport vehicle crashed through the ice on Lake of the Woods, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

Lake of the Woods covers about 1 million acres, about 70 miles in width and length.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

In other parts of Minnesota, including other portions of the Lake of the Woods, which has more square miles of water across the two countries than Rhode Island has land, fishing resorts are booming.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2021

A deep inlet lined with tall reeds connects the resort to Lake of the Woods.

From The Guardian ● May 27, 2020

I have already stated that the river in its course from the Lake of the Woods to Lake Winnipeg, one hundred and sixty miles, makes a descent of three hundred and sixty feet.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various