East River

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English

East River (foreground) and the headquarters of the United Nations in Manhattan (background) as seen from Roosevelt Island in December 2006

Etymology

east+river.

  • (New York City): From being a river-like channel lying east of Manhattan (New York City)

Proper noun

the East River

  1. A channel in New York City, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound, separating Manhattan, from Long Island
    Hyponym: Hell Gate