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Definition of Sault

1. n. A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie.

Definition of Sault

1. Noun. (obsolete) Assault. (defdate 13th-17th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse. (defdate 14th-18th c.) ¹

3. Noun. (North America) A waterfall; a rapid. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sault

1. a waterfall [n -S] - See also: waterfall

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sault

Literary usage of Sault

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

1. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1901)
"sault au Récollet: origin of name, 1, 23, 4, 261; mission at, 1, 2o; Iroquois converts settle at, 63, 275, 67, 69. sault de Ste. Marie (sault Sainte-M.irie) ..."

2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"sault was reputed to be 'a gentleman of courage, and a little inclined to ... By JS' Dunton obtained the manuscript from sault, who professed to know the ..."

3. Early Narratives of the Northwest, 1634-1699 by Louise Phelps Kellogg (1917)
"end of September, and after seventeen days of navigation on the great lake or fresh-water sea that bathes the land of the Hurons, they reached the sault, ..."

4. Early Narratives of the Northwest, 1634-1699 by Louise Phelps Kellogg (1917)
"end of September, and after seventeen days of navigation on the great lake or fresh-water sea that bathes the land of the Hurons, they reached the sault, ..."

5. Early Narratives of the Northwest, 1634-1699 by Louise Phelps Kellogg (1917)
"end of September, and after seventeen days of navigation on the great lake or fresh-water sea that bathes the land of the Hurons, they reached the sault, ..."

6. Lake Superior: Its Physical Character, Vegetation, and Animals, Compared by Louis Agassiz, James Elliot Cabot (1850)
"Bonasa umbellus. Zonotrichia melodia. From the sault to St. Ignace. ... From the sault to the Pic. Sialia Wilsoni. Mniotilta estiva. ..."

7. Lake Superior: Its Physical Character, Vegetation, and Animals, Compared by Louis Agassiz, James Elliot Cabot (1850)
"From the sault to (he Pic, and at Fort William. ... From the sault to the Pic. Sialia Wilsoni. Mniotilta aestiva. Setophaga ruticilla. ..."

8. Report on the Exploration of the Country Between Lake Superior and the Red by Canada Provincial Secretary's Office, Henry Youle Hind, George Gladman (1858)
"CHAPTER I. The sault Ste. Marie Canal, 1 — Profile of the Route between the Ocean and ... The sault Ste. Marie Canal is one mile nod-an eighth in length, ..."

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