Niagara
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions. figuratively
"[A] veritable Niagara of loose flesh when her stays are unlaced."
- 2 A Niagara grape.
"The basic material for sherry is a mixture or a blend of dry wines from Niagaras, Delawares, and Catawbas or other white juices, which are sweetened and fortified and then blended with California sherry."
- 1 To flood; to pour in a torrent.
"[…] water deluged into the cockpit and Niagaraed into the bilge. Only constant use of the pump kept the floorboards from going adrift."
- 1 A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
- 2 A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
- 3 A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.
- 4 A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
- 5 A town in New York.
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- 6 A city and village in North Dakota.
- 7 A city and town in Wisconsin.
- 8 The Niagara Falls. metonymically
Example
More examples"The Niagara Falls are famous as a world leading tourist resort."
Etymology
From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.
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