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Lakes 
n. pl. Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior.
See also: Great Lakes
- 1812 They know that if they command the Lakes, upper Canada must fall.
- 1901 In the Canada beyond the Lakes, where men are making empire, the sons of these Glengarry men are found.
- 1936 When the deep-water sailor goes on the lakes, he has a tendency to criticize the methods and refer to the lakers as farmers, niggerhead sailors, and other salt-water jokes.
- 1812 They know that if they command the Lakes, upper Canada must fall.