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Ontario

Ontario

7 2.7
The smallest of the Great Lakes on the border between Canada and the United States
  • proper noun
  • /ɒnˈtɛrɪoʊ/
translation icon : lago Ontario
  • When I was little, my dad used to take us camping and we'd go to this place on Lake Ontario and we'd rent these cabins, you know, low rent, but so fun.
  • Lake Ontario

When I was little, my dad used to take us camping and we'd go to this place on Lake Ontario and we'd rent these cabins, you know, low rent, but so fun.

Examples

  • Contaminant levels are frequently lowest in fish from Lakes Superior and Erie and highest in Lakes Michigan and Ontario, presumably because of differences in agricultural, municipal, industrial, and airborne sources of contaminants.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The sign, photographed in 2001, was posted in Henderson Harbor, New York, on Lake Ontario, where anti-cormorant sentiment furls high.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Lake Ontario provides an important source of drinking water for Oswego County, New York.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A wind gusts from the south, bringing the sharp tang of Lake Ontario with it.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • In his dark apartment on the forty-eighth floor overlooking Lake Ontario, Levine's girlfriend served them drinks, later tea and cake.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Crossing the vast expanse of Lake Ontario frightens her, though she'd never admit it.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "Lake Ontario curves more than three degrees... from its easternmost shore to its westernmost shore."

    Don't Look Now (1973)

  • In the summer, we often take our boat out on Lake Ontario for fishing and swimming.

  • The stunning sunset reflected beautifully on the surface of Lake Ontario last night.

  • Many tourists visit Lake Ontario to enjoy the scenic views and outdoor activities.

Synonyms

Lake Ontario
vsOntario
2.4

A large lake between Ontario, Canada and New York, USA

focuses on size and general border location between Canada and the United States

Compounds

Lake Ontario
2.4

A large lake between Ontario, Canada and New York, USA

Surface Forms

Ontario main

Etymology

Ontario comes from an old Indigenous word meaning 'beautiful' or 'sparkling water'. So the lake called Ontario can be thought of as the 'beautiful lake' on the Canada–United States border, whose waters flow out to the sea.