Niagara vs Chute - What's the difference?
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A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
A town in New York state.
A city in Wisconsin
(figuratively) A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
*1896 , , The Wheels of Chance , ch. 37:
*:"We're gaining," said Mr. Hoopdriver, with a little Niagara of perspiration dropping from brow to cheek.
*1909 , (Ralph Henry Barbour), The Half-Back , ch. 23:
*:It was useless to try and drown that Niagara of sound.
A Niagara grape.
* 1950 , Peter John Valaer, Wines of the world :
* 2004 , Dan Lynch, Hustlers, heroes and hooligans: reporting on the New York experience :
A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
parachute
As nouns the difference between niagara and chute
is that niagara is a flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions while chute is a framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.As a proper noun Niagara
is a river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.niagara
English
(wikipedia Niagara)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Noun
(en noun)- The basic material for sherry is a mixture or a blend of dry wines from Niagaras , Delawares, and Catawbas or other white juices, which are sweetened and fortified and then blended with California sherry.
- During the past 25 years, New York wineries have moved away from Niagaras and Delawares and begun producing world-class wines from European grapes and specially cultured hybrids and varietals.