Ni|ag|a|ra

Ni|ag|a|ra «ny AG uhr uh, -AG ruh», noun.

1. a cataract; torrent; deluge: »

a Niagara of tears. A Niagara of water rushed in (Maclean's).

2. something resembling a cataract in amount and force: »

a Niagara of lies and slander (Newsweek).

3. a variety of sweet white grape grown especially in the eastern United States.

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