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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).


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)

"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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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

Our Lake of the Woods cabin, one of 35 on the grounds, came with a headboard made of logs over a king bed decorated with a Pendleton blanket.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 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

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 Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various

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