Niagara

[ nahy-ag-ruh, -ag-er-uh ]

noun

1. a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 miles (55 km) long.
2. Niagara Falls.
3. Fort, a fort in W New York, at the mouth of the Niagara River.
4. (lowercase) anything taken as resembling Niagara Falls in force and relentlessness; avalanche:

   a niagara of criticism.

5. Horticulture.
   1. a variety of white grape, grown for table use.
   2. the vine bearing this fruit.

Niagara

/ naɪˈæɡrə; -ˈæɡərə /

noun

1. a river in NE North America, on the border between W New York State and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Length: 45 km (28 miles)
2. a torrent

Example Sentences

“You don't talk politics and you don't talk religion,” says 85-year-old Ernie, who lives in the Canadian town of Fort Erie, just across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York.

From BBC

But asking whether Trump actually believes the outrageous things he says, whether his followers take them literally and whether fact-checking serves any real purpose amid a thundering Niagara of lies is largely missing the point.

From Salon

“Because they think of Niagara Falls, you know, those big huge water sources. That’s not what we have.”

From Los Angeles Times

Lillis was born in Niagara Falls, New York, in 1978 and trained in opera at university before becoming a voice actor.

From BBC

Nearby, on a Niagara City Cruise, 309 people celebrated by record-breaking - dressing up as the Sun to break the Guinness World Record for "Largest gathering of people dressed as the Sun".

From BBC

Related Words

• deluge
• downpour
• flow
• glut
• spate
• stream
• surge
• tide
• torrent
• tsunami
• wave