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Erie Canal

canal connecting the Hudson River with the Niagara River as part of the New York State Canal System: c. 340 mi (547 km) long: the original canal, parts of which coincide with the present-day canal, was completed in 1825

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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