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Lundy's Lane

American  
[luhn-deez] / ˈlʌn diz /

noun

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


Lundy's Lane British  
/ ˈlʌndɪz /

noun

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

"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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Southern gentry traveled up to see the battlefield of Lundy's Lane and to summer by the mint-cool falls.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are called things like Lundy’s Lane and The Maple Leaf Tavern, and they’re all dark, even in daytime, because they aren’t allowed to have windows you can see in through from the street.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

The admission to the Burning Spring was fifty cents, likewise to Lundy's Lane battle-ground, the Whirlpool Rapids, the Whirlpool.

From The Niagara River by Hulbert, Archer Butler

Nevertheless, the famous battle of Lundy's Lane commenced, and before night it was fiercely raging.

From In the Van; or, The Builders by Price-Brown, John

I'll meet ye later, mebbe, at Lundy's Lane.

From Contemporary One-Act Plays by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

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