| 单词 | st lawrence seaway |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSt. Lawrence Seaway c. An inland waterway with passage to the sea, esp. one capable of accommodating large ocean-going vessels. North American (chiefly in St. Lawrence Seaway). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway waterwaya1387 fosse1601 riverway1701 navigation1720 navigation branch1778 silent highway1841 igarape1853 seaway1921 cruiseway1967 1921 A. M. Evans in Chicago Tribune 4 Aug. 21/7 Coastwise trade between Chicago and Atlantic ports..stands second only to the foreign commerce possibilities offered by the St. Lawrence seaway project. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 23 June 3/1 (heading) Lakes-to-the-Gulf seaway dedicated... The joining of the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Mexico..by a $102,000,000 inland waterway was completed officially today. 1941 F. D. Roosevelt in Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin: Hearings (1942) I. 2 I recommend authorization of construction of the St. Lawrence seaway and power project, pursuant to the agreement of March 19, 1941, with Canada, as an integral part of the joint defense of the North American continent. 1959 Times 27 June 6/5 The royal yacht Britannia..entered the 2,300-mile St. Lawrence Seaway to mark the ceremonial opening of that great engineering project. 1968 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 910/2 The broader concept of the ‘seaway’, and one which is in general usage, includes the entire system of lakes, locks, canals, and rivers which have converted over 6,600 mi. (10,621 km.) of mainland Great Lakes shore line of the United States and Canada into another seacoast. 1976 Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) 24 June i. 1/2 An oil spill that stretched 15 miles along the St. Lawrence Seaway. < as lemmas |
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