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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

He caught his reflection in the bulletproof glass windows that faced out over the Rideau Canal, and felt a flush of embarrassment when he saw how clownish his costume looked in the practical environs.

From Super Man and the Bug Out by Doctorow, Cory