Lundy's Lane

[ luhn-deez ]

/ ˈlʌn diz /

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noun

a road near Niagara Falls, in Ontario, Canada: battle between the British and Americans in 1814.

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British Dictionary definitions for Lundy's Lane

Lundy's Lane

/ (ˈlʌndɪz) /

noun

the site, near Niagara Falls, of a major battle (1814) in the War of 1812, in which British and Canadian forces defeated the Americans

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