St. Lawrence River

1. River flowing northeast from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean . Ontario and Quebec , Canada , and New York state are along its banks.

Notes

Important trade route. The St. Lawrence Seaway, a system of locks, allows oceangoing ships to pass between the Atlantic and the Great Lakes .

Example Sentences

On his first voyage he sailed up the St. Lawrence river and established friendly relations with the native chiefs.

From Project Gutenberg

He betook himself out on to the Terraces overlooking the slowly freezing waterway of the great St. Lawrence river.

From Project Gutenberg

When the St. Lawrence River is frozen over, one can see numbers of ice-boats skimming along with their loads of happy passengers.

From Project Gutenberg

In one of the most beautiful and thriving towns along the St. Lawrence River lived a rich merchant.

From Project Gutenberg

With trembling limbs, and throbbing hearts we fled towards the St. Lawrence river.

From Project Gutenberg