St. Lawrence
Americannoun
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a river in southeastern Canada, flowing northeast from Lake Ontario, forming part of the boundary between New York and Ontario, and emptying into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 760 miles (1,225 kilometers) long.
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Gulf of St. Lawrence, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between southeastern Canada and Newfoundland.
Example Sentences
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The lakefront property, known as Sunbeam Lodge, dates back to the early 20th century and had been a summer camp for boys, a sportsman’s hotel, and St. Lawrence University research center.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Chinese coast-guard ships joined Russian border-guard ships last summer in patrols about 440 miles southwest of St. Lawrence Island in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
While its habitat ranges from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, the surfclam's primary population lives off the coast of New Jersey.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024
The agency runs the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg, but it wouldn’t confirm where the individuals work now or in the past.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Once again he was excited about the completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and he stopped referring to me altogether because I hadn’t been born.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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