forty-ninth parallel (English, noun)
expansion: forty-ninth parallel (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: A nickname for the approximately 1200-mile (1900-kilometer) portion of the border between Canada and the USA, extending along the forty-ninth parallel of latitude from Lake of the Woods to the Pacific Ocean.
tags: Canada
US
uncountable
glosses: A nickname for the entire border between Canada and the USA.
tags: Canada
US
nonstandard
uncountable
Forms: