St. Lawrence Seaway

Definition: St. Lawrence Seaway

St. Lawrence Seaway

Noun

1. A seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior.

Specialty Definition: Saint Lawrence Seaway

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Saint Lawrence Seaway is a series of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to reach the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean. It begins at the port of Montreal, where the South Shore Canal (St-Lambert and Ste-Catherine locks) passes the Lachine Rapids. West of the Island of Montreal and Lac Saint-Louis, the Beauharnois canal and locks pass the Beauharnois hydroelectric dam.
The seaway then leaves Quebec through Lac Saint-François and the Akwesasne Mohawk First Nation, and passes through New York State and Ontario. In New York, the Wiley-Dondero Canal (Snell and Eisenhower locks) passes the Moses-Saunders power dam, and the short Iroquois lock passes the Iroquois water level control structure.
The Saint Lawrence Seaway is often considered together with the Great Lakes Waterway: the Welland Canal which pass Niagara Falls, and the Sault locks that pass Sault Ste. Marie.
The seaway is co-administered by Canada and the United States, and opened April 25th, 1959.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Saint Lawrence Seaway."

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Synonym: St. Lawrence Seaway

Synonym: Saint Lawrence Seaway (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: St. Lawrence Seaway

English words defined with "St. Lawrence Seaway": St. Lawrence. (references)

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Commercial Usage: St. Lawrence Seaway

Domain	Title
Books	The Fourth Coast: Exploring the Great Lakes Coastline from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota (reference) Diving the Great Lakes & the St. Lawrence Seaway (reference) Great Lakes Solo: Exploring the Great Lakes Coastline from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota (reference) St. Lawrence Seaway (True Book) (reference) The Great St. Lawrence Seaway (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: St. Lawrence Seaway

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Canada	The two countries also share in operation of the St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. (references)
	Canada	The list of these corporations includes the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, the Royal Canadian Mint, the Canadian National Railway (freight), Via Rail (passenger service), Canada Post, and numerous others. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.