Fort Erie

noun

1. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Erie, at the beginning of the Niagara River, next to Buffalo, N.Y.

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

Yet for others in Fort Erie, Ontario, politics can come up, especially after a few beers, and with a US presidential election fast approaching.

From BBC

It was a trying year that included the mysterious midseason death of future Hall of Famer Ed Delahanty, whose body was found at the bottom of Niagara Falls two weeks after he was kicked off a train in Fort Erie, Ontario, for getting into a drunken altercation with the conductor.

From Washington Post

Douglas Morley Kirkland was born on Aug. 16, 1934, in Toronto and raised from age 3 in Fort Erie, Ontario.

From New York Times

The busy Peace Bridge, which connects Buffalo and Fort Erie, Ontario, serves as the gateway from New York to Toronto.

From Washington Post