Sault Ste. Marie Canals

Sault Ste. Marie Canals
two ship canals, one in Canada and the other in Michigan, N and S of Sault Ste. Marie rapids and connecting Lakes Superior and Huron. 11/2 mi. (2.4 km) long.
Also, Sault Sainte Marie Canals, Soo Canals.

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  • Sault Ste. Marie Canals — two ship canals, one in Canada and the other in Michigan, N and S of Sault Ste. Marie rapids and connecting Lakes Superior and Huron. 11/2 mi. (2.4 km) long. Also, Sault Sainte Marie Canals, Soo Canals …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sault Ste Marie Canals — plural noun two ship canals with locks, north and south of the St Marys River rapids and connecting Lakes Superior and Huron, part of the St Lawrence Seaway; one canal is in Canada (completed 1895) and the other in Michigan, US (built 1855,… …  

  • Sault Ste. Marie Canals — Sault Ste. (or Sainte) Marie Canals n. pl. geg three ship canals, one in Canada and two in the U.S., that connect Lakes Superior and Huron …   From formal English to slang

  • Sault Ste Marie — /su seɪnt məˈri/ (say sooh saynt muh ree) noun 1. the rapids of the St Marys River, between north eastern Michigan, US, and Ontario, Canada; bypassed by the Sault Ste Marie Canals. 2. a port in central Canada, in Ontario, on the St Marys River. 3 …  

  • Sault Sainte Marie — City (pop., 2000: 16,542), eastern Upper Peninsula, Michigan, U.S. Located on the rapids of the St. Marys River between Lakes Superior and Huron, it is linked to its Canadian twin city, Sault Sainte Marie, Ont. (pop., 2001: 74,566), by road and… …   Universalium

  • Soo Canals — Sault Ste Marie Canals …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Canals —    The earliest canal in Canada and in North America was that at Lachine, which dates back to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Between 1779 and 1783, lock canals were built by the Royal Engineers, at the Coteau and the Cascades, on the St …   The makers of Canada

  • Canals of Canada — Canada has a number of canals including a some ship canalsList of canals*Beauharnois Canal *Chambly Canal *Lachine Canal *Murray Canal *Saint Lawrence Seaway *Sault Ste. Marie Canal *Trent Severn Waterway *Rideau Canal *Shubenacadie Canal (also… …   Wikipedia

  • Soo Canals — Soo′ Canals′ [[t]su[/t]] n. pl. geg Sault Ste. Marie Canals …   From formal English to slang

  • Soo Canals. — See Sault Ste. Marie Canals. * * * …   Universalium

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