churchill falls

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Definition of churchill falls in English English dictionary

A waterfall, 74.7 m (245 ft) high, of the upper Churchill River in southwest Labrador, Canada. There is a hydroelectric power plant at the falls. formerly Grand Falls Part of a series of cataracts and rapids on the Churchill River, Newfoundland, Canada. The falls drop 245 ft (75 m) and are 200 ft (60 m) wide. They power one of Canada's largest hydroelectric stations. Visited in 1839 by John McLean of the Hudson's Bay Company, the cataracts were called Grand Falls until 1965, when both falls and river were renamed for Winston Churchill, who died that year

Hyphenation

Church·ill Falls

Turkish pronunciation

çırçhîl fôlz

Pronunciation

/ˈʧərʧhəl ˈfôlz/ /ˈʧɜrʧhɪl ˈfɔːlz/