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Niagara en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/

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.

Meanings

1. (figuratively) A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
   • "We're gaining," said Mr. Hoopdriver, with a little Niagara of perspiration dropping from brow to cheek. 1896, H. G. Wells, chapter 37, in The Wheels of Chance:
   • It was useless to try and drown that Niagara of sound. 1909, Ralph Henry Barbour, chapter 23, in The Half-Back:
   • A great torrent of water was flung along the boiler and came streaming over the cab roof like a young Niagara. 1943 September and October, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 272:
   • [A] veritable Niagara of loose flesh when her stays are unlaced. 1883, The Pretty Women of Paris, page 102:
2. A Niagara grape.
   • During the past 25 years, New York wineries have moved away from Niagaras and Delawares and begun producing world-class wines from European grapes and specially cultured hybrids and varietals. 2004, Dan Lynch, Hustlers, heroes and hooligans: reporting on the New York experience:
   • 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. 1950, Peter John Valaer, Wines of the world:

Forms

Synonyms

deluge

Niagara en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/

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.

Meanings

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. Seat: Thorold, 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.
6. A city and village in North Dakota.
7. A city and town in Wisconsin.
8. (metonymically) The Niagara Falls.

Niagara en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/

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.

Meanings

1. To flood; to pour in a torrent.
   • The milk Niagaraed on to her feet. 1996, Kathy Lette, Mad Cows:
   • […] water deluged into the cockpit and Niagaraed into the bilge. Only constant use of the pump kept the floorboards from going adrift. 1943, MotorBoating, volume 71, number 1, page 134:

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Deriveds

Niagara-on-the-Lake · Niagara River · Niagara County · Niagara Falls · Niagara Park · Niagara grape