niagara

6 definitions found

niagara - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara River \Niagara River\prop. n.
     A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, which forms
     the boundary between Ontario and New York.
     [WordNet 1.5]

  niagara \niagara\ n.
  
     Note: lower case [from the famous water falls.]
     A large flow, used figuratively.
  
     Syn: cascade.
          [PJC] Niagara

  Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara Falls \Niagara Falls\prop. n.
     A large waterfall on the Niagara River near Buffalo
     remarkable for the volume and constancy of the water flowing
     over it. That part of the waterfall in Canada is the
     Horseshoe Falls; the U. S. portion is called the American
     Falls.
     [WordNet 1.5] Niagara

niagara - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Niagara
      n 1: waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United
           States it is the American Falls [syn: Niagara, Niagara Falls
           ]
      2: a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms
         boundary between Ontario and New York [syn: Niagara,
         Niagara River]

niagara - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Niagara, ND (city, FIPS 56780)
    Location: 47.99736 N, 97.87046 W
    Population (1990): 73 (37 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58266
  Niagara, WI (village, FIPS 57325)
    Location: 45.78010 N, 88.00222 W
    Population (1990): 1999 (826 housing units)
    Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 54151

niagara - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "Niagara":
     cascade, cataract, deluge, fall, falls, flood, force, fresh,
     freshet, linn, nappe, pour, river, sault, spate, torrent,
     waterfall, waterflood, watershoot