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Knob Lake

Knob Lake proper noun: an early name for Schefferville, Quebec, Canada. The lake was named after a prominent iron ore outcrop.

Proper noun

Knob Lake

  1. An early name for Schefferville, Quebec, Canada. The lake was named after a prominent iron ore outcrop.
    • An important addition to the railway system of Canada is the Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway, which is expected to open in 1954. The line is to start from Seven Islands, on the St. Lawrence River, and run for nearly 360 miles, through undeveloped country, to mines which are being opened up at...1952 June, “Railway Development in Labrador”, in Railway Magazine, page 362

Questions about Knob Lake

What does Knob Lake mean?
Knob Lake means an early name for Schefferville, Quebec, Canada. The lake was named after a prominent iron ore outcrop.
What part of speech is Knob Lake?
Knob Lake is a proper noun.

Words near Knob Lake in the dictionary

  1. knob heads
  2. knob job
  3. knob jobs
  4. knob jockey
  5. knob jockeys
  6. Knob Lake
  7. knob lock
  8. knob locks
  9. knob mudalia
  10. knob of butter
  11. knob polisher

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