Etymology

Long Sault

Today it means: A rapids in the Ottawa, Quebec, Canada. Full definition →

French Long Sault
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  1. French · borrowed fromLong Sault
  2. English todayLong Sault

From French Long Sault, from Middle French. From being a long (“long”) stretch of sault (“rapids”).

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