Niagara Falls

Ni·ag·a·ra Falls

geographical name \(ˌ)nī-ˈa-g(ə-)rə\

Definition of NIAGARA FALLS

1

waterfalls on border between New York & Ontario in the Niagara River (36 miles or 58 kilometers flowing from Lake Erie N into Lake Ontario); divided by Goat Island into Horseshoe, or Canadian, Falls (158 feet or 48 m high) & American Falls (167 feet or 51 m high)

2

city W New York at the falls pop 55,593

3

city Canada in SE Ontario pop 82,184

Rhymes with NIAGARA FALLS

Cumberland Falls, Shoshone Falls, Yellowstone Falls