lake superior

noun

1. Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
2. a port in NW Wisconsin, on Lake Superior.

adjective

1. greater in quality, quantity, etc
2. of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc
3. higher in rank or statusa superior tribunal
4. displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious
5. (often postpositive foll by to) not susceptible (to) or influenced (by)
6. placed higher up; situated further from the base
7. astronomy
   1. (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth
   2. (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet
8. (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts
9. anatomy (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher
10. printing (of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript

noun

11. a person or thing of greater rank or quality
12. printing a character set in a superior position
13. (often capital) the head of a community in a religious order

noun

1. Lake Superior a lake in the N central US and S Canada: one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world and westernmost of the Great Lakes. Area: 82 362 sq km (31 800 sq miles)

adj.late 14c., “higher in position,” from Old French superior, from Latin superiorem (nominative superior) “higher,” comparative of superus “situated above, upper,” from super “above, over” (see super-). Meaning “higher in rank or dignity” is attested from late 15c.; sense of “of a higher nature or character” is attested from 1530s. Original sense was preserved more strongly in French (cf. les étages supérieur “the upper stories”), and in Lake Superior, a loan-translation of French Lac Supérieur, literally “upper lake” (it has the highest elevation of the five Great Lakes). adj.

1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority.
2. Situated above or directed upward.
3. Situated nearer the top of the head.

Lake bordered by Ontario, Canada, to the north and east; Michigan and Wisconsin to the south; and Minnesota to the west.