gulf of saint lawrence | (n) an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada, Syn. Gulf of St. Lawrence |
saint lawrence | (n) a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic, Syn. Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence |
saint lawrence seaway | (n) a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior, Syn. St. Lawrence Seaway |
lawrence | (n) Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258), Syn. Laurentius, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence |