English

Noun

sault

1. A waterfall.

A sault (pronounced soo in English) is waterfall or a rapids in pre-17th century French. A number of places in North America have this word as part of their names, as they were occupied by French colonists and settlers (New France). Sault is derived from Latin saltus ("a leap", from salīre "to leap/jump").

Places in Europe

• Sault, Vaucluse, France
• Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, France
• Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, France
• Sault-Brénaz, France
• Sault-de-Navailles, France
• Sault-lès-Rethel, France
• Sault-Saint-Remy, France

Places in North America

• Sault Sainte Marie:
  • Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
  • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States
• Sault College, Ontario, Canada
• Sault Ste. Marie Canal
• Soo Locks (or Sault Locks)
• Long Sault, a rapid in the St. Lawrence River
• Long Sault, Ontario, Canada
• Sault-au-Récollet, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Grand-Sault (Grand Falls), New Brunswick, Canada

Other uses

• Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
• Saulteaux branch of Ojibwa nation

See also

• Saulx (disambiguation)

Niagara, cascade, cataract, chute, fall, falls, force, linn, nappe, rapid, rapids, riff, riffle, ripple, shoot, spout, waterfall, watershoot