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Rideau Canal

American  
[ri-doh] / rɪˈdoʊ /

noun

  1. a waterway in SE Ontario, Canada, connecting the Ottawa Riverin Ottawa to Lake Ontario in Kingston. 125 miles (202 km) long.


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For many, the Rideau Canal Skateway represents more than an average rink.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2023

Ottawa is known for ice skaters on the frozen Rideau Canal and a generally more genteel style of politics than that in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2022

Never mind the panicked cat, talking in front of people was now like ice skating down the Rideau Canal.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2019

We dragged the kids to all the requisite tourist attractions, which included the Parliament and the Rideau Canal, with its impressive stair-step locks that lead to the Ottawa River.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2017

The Welland Canal was commenced in 1824; and the Rideau Canal two years later.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

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