Niagara
a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 miles (55 km) long.
Fort, a fort in W New York, at the mouth of the Niagara River.
(lowercase) anything taken as resembling Niagara Falls in force and relentlessness; avalanche: a niagara of criticism.
Horticulture.
a variety of white grape, grown for table use.
the vine bearing this fruit.
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How to use Niagara in a sentence
If it is physical power, then the power of a million Niagaras and flowing oceans and rushing worlds is as nothing compared to it.
When the Holy Ghost is Come | S. L. BrengleThe Alps have the avalanche, “the thunderbolt of snow,” and the glaciers, those icy Niagaras so beautiful and grand.
It has also its lakes and sublime Niagaras, its falls and cascades.
North-Pole Voyages | Zachariah Atwell MudgeA nation so trained will preserve its forests and save its Niagaras.
Home Occupations for Boys and Girls | Bertha JohnstonStill, the Niagaras of Buffalo won a game once by 201 to 11.
The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall | Spencer Davenport
British Dictionary definitions for Niagara
/ (naɪˈæɡrə, -ˈæɡərə) /
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)
a torrent
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