Meanings
- A waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the Churchill River.
Synonyms: Grand Falls, McLean Falls, Patshishetshuanau
- A hydroelectric power generation station located at the falls.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the Churchill River.
Origin
Churchill+falls (“waterfall”). Coined by Joey Smallwood in 1965. From being a waterfall (“falls”) named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill, by Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood, renamed along with the river it is situated in, just prior to the commencement of the hydroelectric project; renaming from McLean Falls, itself renamed from Grand Falls, which it was labelled instead of the native Innu name Patshishetshuanau. The community is named after the nearby waterfalls.
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Churchill Falls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Churchill%20Falls
“Churchill Falls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Churchill%20Falls. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Churchill Falls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Churchill%20Falls.
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