Definition of "Niagara"

Niagara

/naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/

proper noun
1. A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
2. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
3. A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.
4. A ghost town in Western Australia.
5. A town in New York.
6. A city and village in North Dakota.
7. A city and town in Wisconsin.
8. (metonymically) The Niagara Falls.
noun
plural Niagaras
1. (figuratively) A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
  Quotations
  [A] veritable Niagara of loose flesh when her stays are unlaced.
  1883, The Pretty Women of Paris, page 102
  "We're gaining," said Mr. Hoopdriver, with a little Niagara of perspiration dropping from brow to cheek.
  1896, H. G. Wells, chapter 37, in The Wheels of Chance
  It was useless to try and drown that Niagara of sound.
  1909, Ralph Henry Barbour, chapter 23, in The Half-Back
  A great torrent of water was flung along the boiler and came streaming over the cab roof like a young Niagara.
  1943 September and October, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 272
2. A Niagara grape.
  Quotations
  The basic material for sherry is a mixture or a blend of dry wines from Niagaras, Delawares, and Catawbas or other white juices, which are sweetened and fortified and then blended with California sherry.
  1950, Peter John Valaer, Wines of the world
  During the past 25 years, New York wineries have moved away from Niagaras and Delawares and begun producing world-class wines from European grapes and specially cultured hybrids and varietals.
  2004, Dan Lynch, Hustlers, heroes and hooligans: reporting on the New York experience