Niagara Falls

noun

1. the falls of the Niagara River: in Canada, the Horseshoe Falls, 158 feet (48 meters) high; 2,600 feet (792 meters) wide; in the U.S., American Falls, 167 feet (51 meters) high; 1,000 feet (305 meters) wide.
2. a city in W New York, on the U.S. side of the falls.
3. a city in SE Ontario, on the Canadian side of the falls.

Niagara Falls

noun

1. functioning as plural the falls of the Niagara River, on the border between the US and Canada between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario: divided by Goat Island into the American Falls, 50 m (167 ft) high and approximately 300 m (985 ft) wide, and the Horseshoe or Canadian Falls, 47 m (158 ft) high and by some estimates well over 800 m (2625 ft) wide
2. functioning as singular a city in W New York State, situated at the falls of the Niagara River. Pop: 78 815 (2001)
3. functioning as singular a city in S Canada, in SE Ontario on the Niagara River just below the falls: linked to the city of Niagara Falls in the US by three bridges. Pop: 78 815 (2001)

Niagara Falls

1. Waterfall in western New York state and southern Ontario , Canada .

Notes

Great tourist attraction known as a honeymooners' resort.

Example Sentences

“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

Four additional stamps show them above landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Niagara Falls.

From BBC

The northbound Amtrak train hit a Dodge truck Friday evening in North Tonawanda, New York, a small town along the Niagara River between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, police said.

From Seattle Times

He’s qualified to trail missing people, though his calls so far have been resolved before they got into the field, said co-owner, breeder and handler Renee Wagner, of Niagara Falls, New York.

From Seattle Times