Thunder Bay

American  

noun

1. a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships.

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Thunder Bay British  

noun

1. a port in central Canada, in Ontario on Lake Superior: formed in 1970 by the amalgamation of Fort William and Port Arthur; the head of the St Lawrence Seaway for Canada. Pop: 103 215 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Loaded with wheat, the Arlington set off from what is now Thunder Bay, Ontario, on April 30, 1940, for Owen Sound, Ontario, with a 16-member crew.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Other stranded ships included five at the major grain port of Thunder Bay, Ontario, on Lake Superior and two docked on the Detroit River between Lakes Huron and Erie.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

“The whole world is watching us now,” Mr. Bauder said in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

Plans for new access roads are underway but remain years from development, said John Mason, mining project manager for the economic development agency in Thunder Bay, the region’s most populous municipality.

From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2021

The Chippewas had populous villages on the island of Mackinaw and at Thunder Bay on Lake Huron.

From The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war by Marquis, Thomas Guthrie