forty-ninth parallel en · NOUN
Meanings
- (Canada, US, uncountable) A nickname for the approximately 1200-mile (1900-kilometer) portion of the border between Canada and the USA, extending along the forty-ninth parallel of latitude from Lake of the Woods to the Pacific Ocean.
- (Canada, US, nonstandard, uncountable) A nickname for the entire border between Canada and the USA.
Translations (1)
fr 49ᵉ parallèle (Translations)