Definition of Lake erie

1. Noun. The 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal.

Exact synonyms: Erie
Group relationships: Great Lakes
Generic synonyms: Lake

Definition of Lake erie

1. Proper noun. One of the five Great Lakes of North America. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lake Erie

Laius
Lak
Lak'ota
Lake Aral
Lake Balaton
Lake Biwa
Lake Cayuga
Lake Chad
Lake Champlain
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Lake Chelan
Lake Clark National Park
Lake Constance
Lake District
Lake Erie
Lake Eyre
Lake Geneva
Lake Huron
Lake Huron-Michigan
Lake Ilmen
Lake Kivu
Lake Ladoga
Lake Leman
Lake Malar
Lake Mead
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan-Huron
Lake Miwok
Lake Mälaren

Literary usage of Lake erie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report (1905)
"CHANGE OP LEVEL AT THE WEST END OF lake erie. EL MOSELEY. Abstract. ... The shores of lake erie have receded. This is true of Erie, Cuyahoga and Lake ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"It receives practically all the lake erie grain shipments besides large quantities of iron ore, lumber and copper, and is a large shipping port for coal, ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The peculiar features of lake erie are its shallow- ness and the clayey nature of its shores, which are generally low. The south shore is bordered by an ..."

4. Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. House (1851)
"For the improvement of the harbor at Buffalo, on lake erie, ... "For the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Grand river, on lake erie, §15000. ..."

5. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1912)
"lake erie fisheries; from 1882-1890 supply of fish increased steadily, since that time they have decreased steadily; causes of same; remedial legislation. ..."

6. Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812 by Alfred Thayer MAHAN (1905)
"of lake erie, were concentrated upon Lakes Ontario and Champlain. Chauncey further provided for the defence of Black Rock by its own resources against ..."

7. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"l He goes on to say that the purpose of his late expedition across the Blue Ridge was to ascertain whether lake erie, occupying as it did a central position ..."

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