Long Sault

proper noun

A rapids in the Ottawa, Quebec, Canada.

OriginFrench Long Sault →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Long-Sault

  1. A rapids in the Ottawa, Quebec, Canada.
  2. A rapids in the Saint Lawrence River, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A village in Ontario, Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.

Origin

  1. FrenchLong Sault
  2. EnglishLong Sault

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

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APA

Long Sault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Sault

MLA

“Long Sault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Sault. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Long Sault,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Sault.

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