Welland Canal
Preserved but no longer current.
A Canadian waterway, named from the Welland River, running from Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario to Port Colborne, on Lake Erie, a length of 27 miles. It contains eight locks and enables vessels of not more than 325 feet in length to pass from lake to lake.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Welland Canal” mean?
A Canadian waterway, named from the Welland River, running from Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario to Port Colborne, on Lake Erie, a length of 27 miles. It contains eight locks and enables vessels of not more than 325 feet in length to pass from lake to lake.
Is “Welland Canal” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.