Niagara Falls

noun

1. the falls of the Niagara River: in Canada, the Horseshoe Falls, 158 feet (48 meters) high; 2,600 feet (792 meters) wide; in the U.S., American Falls, 167 feet (51 meters) high; 1,000 feet (305 meters) wide.
2. a city in W New York, on the U.S. side of the falls.
3. a city in SE Ontario, on the Canadian side of the falls.

Niagara Falls

noun

1. functioning as plural the falls of the Niagara River, on the border between the US and Canada between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario: divided by Goat Island into the American Falls, 50 m (167 ft) high and approximately 300 m (985 ft) wide, and the Horseshoe or Canadian Falls, 47 m (158 ft) high and by some estimates well over 800 m (2625 ft) wide
2. functioning as singular a city in W New York State, situated at the falls of the Niagara River. Pop: 78 815 (2001)
3. functioning as singular a city in S Canada, in SE Ontario on the Niagara River just below the falls: linked to the city of Niagara Falls in the US by three bridges. Pop: 78 815 (2001)

Niagara Falls

1. Waterfall in western New York state and southern Ontario , Canada .

Notes

Great tourist attraction known as a honeymooners' resort.

Example Sentences

In the documentary, we hear multiple descriptions of what it’s like to take a big wave on the head at Nazaré—like going over Niagara Falls or like having a skyscraper fall on top of you.

From Outside Online

It was as if Green-Wood, which had been the model for New York’s first parks and was said to rival Niagara Falls as America’s most popular destination, was reborn—a refuge for the living as much as the dead.

From Popular-Science

It runs by headline sites like Niagara Falls and the Gilded Age Boldt Castle in New York’s Thousand Islands, but equally compelling are the little unsung harbor towns, farmlands, and the 29 lighthouses along the way.

From Outside Online

The nearly 90-foot-long limestone span was known in the annals of early America as the second-most-dramatic bit of scenery after Niagara Falls, and it became a popular tourist destination in the 19th century.

From Washington Post

We’ve probably all had the experience of walking past a familiar neighborhood where a street corner suddenly triggers a memory of a great restaurant nearby, causing Niagara Falls in our mouths and for us to seek it out.

From Singularity Hub 

After the war Milchberg relocated to Canada, where he settled in Niagara Falls and opened a jewelry store.

From The Daily Beast

A guy who didn't think successfully crossing Niagara Falls in 2012 was enough.

From The Daily Beast

Niagara Falls' spectacular skew-wise splashing toward the Canadian side didn't set many hearts at ease, either.

From Project Gutenberg

The little craft was carried swiftly down the river toward the great falls known as Niagara Falls.

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I made the acquaintance of a dog at Niagara Falls, last summer, who was an ardent admirer of the beautiful and grand in nature.

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Then, seeing a car marked Niagara Falls, he jumped on board.

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She asked me many questions about this country and especially about Niagara Falls.

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