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

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

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

When he was 13, Daly won the adult club championship at Lake of the Woods in Virginia.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 20, 2020

His journey was made during the Riel rebellion, and the traveller was on his way to the Lake of the Woods, where he expected to meet an expedition sent for the suppression of the rebellion.

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