Saint Lawrence Seaway
- proper noun
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vía fluvial del San Lorenzo
- Ships from Europe can enter the Great Lakes through the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Examples
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The completion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway revolutionized shipping in North America.
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Many cities along the Great Lakes benefitted from the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
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The Saint Lawrence Seaway is crucial for trade between Canada and the United States.
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Did you know that the Saint Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959?
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Ships from Europe can enter the Great Lakes through the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
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The completion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway revolutionized shipping in North America.
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The Saint Lawrence Seaway is crucial for trade between Canada and the United States.
Synonyms
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A route through the sea that ships use to travel between places
A system of locks and canals that lets ocean ships reach the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally clear: 'seaway' denotes a maritime route and 'Saint Lawrence' identifies which one (the river/place/name), so a learner who knows the parts can infer it is the seaway associated with Saint Lawrence. While the exact technical details (locks, canals, Great Lakes connection) are specific, the basic meaning 'a shipping route named after Saint Lawrence' is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Saint Lawrence Seaway takes its name from the Saint Lawrence River, which the explorer Jacques Cartier named when he reached it on Saint Lawrence's day. The word Seaway gives a picture of a long water 'road' for ships, and that fits the place: it is a system of locks and canals that lets ocean ships travel from the Atlantic into the Great Lakes.