Niagara

noun

nī-ˈa-g(ə-)rə How to pronounce Niagara (audio)
Definition of Niagaranext
as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms that uncensored remark brought a Niagara of angry calls to the television station

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  1. flood
  2. torrent
Noun
  • The twin springs that gave the Revolutionary War battle its name are no more, inundated by the 1940s project that flooded the Santee River basin for hydroelectric power and flood control.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • That heavy rainfall triggered floods and mudslides that destroyed roads and bridges.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of flood
Noun
  • Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.
    — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after their border crossing Wednesday, a towering torrent of water, rock and mud tore through the same Himalayan corridor.
    — Laura Saravia, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of torrent
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“Niagara.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Niagara. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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