Niagara (palace steamer)
WordNet
noun
(1) A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
(2) Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- A 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.
- A town in New York state.
Noun
- A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
- 1896, H. G. Wells, The Wheels of Chance, ch. 37:
- "We're gaining," said Mr. Hoopdriver, with a little Niagara of perspiration dropping from brow to cheek.
- 1909, Ralph Henry Barbour, The Half-Back, ch. 23:
- It was useless to try and drown that Niagara of sound.
- 1896, H. G. Wells, The Wheels of Chance, ch. 37: