Niagara-on-the-Lake

American  

[nahy-ag-ruh-on-thuh-leyk, -awn-, -ag-er-uh] / naɪˈæg rə ɒn ðəˈleɪk, -ɔn-, -ˈæg ər ə /

noun

1. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Niagara River, on the border between Canada and New York.

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Example Sentences

During that same trip, my wife and I also managed a quick visit to the Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake region.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022

Peter Taylor moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, a historic town in Ontario’s wine country, in 1975.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2020

Niagara-on-the-Lake is less than an hour northwest of Buffalo, N.Y., and new regulations requiring Americans crossing the border to carry a passport have taken a toll at the Shaw’s box office.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2016

“We’re one of the rare regions in the world that has the right soil and cold enough winters for the grapes to freeze,” said Ben Nicks, a sales associate for Stratus Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2010

So that is how we all came to live here in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo