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 transport vehicle, commonly known as a “bomber,” crashed through the ice Thursday morning on Lake of the Woods, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

Iowa farmer Jim Denney had lost the wallet and its contents while fishing out on Lake of the Woods in 2022.

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

Lake of the Woods is 1,700 square miles, and fishermen pay Paul $500 a day to make it a bit smaller.

From The Guardian ● May 27, 2020

Their possessing the country on the river, north of the line from the Lake of the Woods, affords a foundation for their claiming such navigation.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) by Various

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