Lake Superior

name
/ˌleiːk suːˈpiɹiɚ/US

Etymology

From French lac Supérieur (“uppermost lake”), named by 17th-century French explorers for its location as the furthest upstream and highest in altitude of the Great Lakes. By surface analysis, a proprialization from superior.

  1. derived from lac Supérieur — “uppermost lake

Definitions

  1. A lake in Canada and the United States

    A lake in Canada and the United States: the largest of the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater lake in the world by area, and the third largest freshwater lake in the world by volume.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Lake Superior. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA