Niagara

American  

[nahy-ag-ruh, -ag-er-uh] / naɪˈæg rə, -ˈæg ər ə /

noun

1. a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 miles (55 km) long.

2. Niagara Falls.

3. Fort, a fort in W New York, at the mouth of the Niagara River.

4. (lowercase) anything taken as resembling Niagara Falls in force and relentlessness; avalanche.

   a niagara of criticism.

5. Horticulture.

   1. a variety of white grape, grown for table use.

   2. the vine bearing this fruit.

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Niagara British  

/ naɪˈæɡrə, -ˈæɡərə /

noun

1. a river in NE North America, on the border between W New York State and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Length: 45 km (28 miles)

2. a torrent

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Example Sentences

After a few warmer days, on March 29 it turned so cold that around midnight an ice wedge stopped the constant crash of New York’s Niagara Falls.

From Literature

Its “escape” to Tumbler Ridge advertising campaign for affordable Rocky Mountain living highlighted how nearby Kinuseo Falls stand taller than Niagara’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

In western New York state, Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti said last week that his agency would no longer hold people detained by ICE unless there is a criminal charge or judicial warrant.

From The Wall Street Journal

In western New York state, the Niagara County sheriff, a Republican, said in recent days that his agency will no longer hold people detained by ICE unless there is a criminal charge or judicial warrant.

From The Wall Street Journal

A trip to the mailbox could become a tumbledown Niagara Falls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• deluge
• downpour
• flow
• glut
• spate
• stream
• surge
• tide
• torrent
• tsunami
• wave