Antonyms for niagaras

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nahy-ag-ruh, -ag-er-uh

Phonetic Transcription : naɪˈæg rə, -ˈæg ər ə

Definition of niagaras

Origin : waterfall from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, from a town name, perhaps from an Iroquoian language and meaning "a neck" (between two bodies of water); general sense of "a cataract, torrent" is attested from 1841; meaning " 'shower' of ringlets (true or false) in women's hair" is from 1864, also known as cataract curls.

As in overflow : noun flood, inundation
As in torrent : noun heavy flow
As in alluvion : noun flood
As in deluge : noun downpour, flood of something
As in flood : noun overwhelming flow, quantity

Example sentences :

The sting of the needle was followed by a roaring in his ears like a hundred Niagaras.
Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West

It has also its lakes and sublime Niagaras, its falls and cascades.
Extract from : « North-Pole Voyages » by Zachariah Atwell Mudge

A nation so trained will preserve its forests and save its Niagaras.
Extract from : « Home Occupations for Boys and Girls » by Bertha Johnston

Still, the Niagaras of Buffalo won a game once by 201 to 11.
Extract from : « The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall » by Spencer Davenport

Here is a force equal to that of a million Niagaras going to waste.
Extract from : « Inventors » by Philip Gengembre Hubert

All the Niagaras and Mississippis have run to waste since they began to thunder and flow.
Extract from : « Among the Forces » by Henry White Warren

Jeb looked up just as the conning tower emerged with water rushing off it like small Niagaras.
Extract from : « Where the Souls of Men are Calling » by Credo Harris

With the Niagaras the river and the cataract were the most notable and impressive features of their territory.
Extract from : « The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts » by George W. Holley

If it is physical power, then the power of a million Niagaras and flowing oceans and rushing worlds is as nothing compared to it.
Extract from : « When the Holy Ghost is Come » by S. L. Brengle

I have seen and heard Niagara, but a thousand Niagaras could not equal that deafening sound.
Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley

Synonyms for niagaras

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