noun
Niagara
neye-AG-ruh
noun
1
A powerful, overwhelming flow or outpouring of something, likened to a waterfall.
"A niagara of complaints poured into the company's inbox after the price hike."
How to Use Niagara
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA huge, unstoppable-seeming flood or torrent of something, used figuratively.
Word Forms
Niagaraed past tense, Niagaras plural, Niagaras singular
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Etymology
From Niagara Falls, the famous waterfall on the border of Canada and the United States, whose name comes from an Iroquoian word meaning roughly "neck of land."