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Ambrose Channel

American  

noun

  1. a ship channel at the entrance to New York harbor, near Sandy Hook. 7½ miles (12 km) long.


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The Ambrose Lightship and Ambrose Channel are named for him.

From New York Times Mar. 17, 2014

The view of the city rising to scratch the sky is incredible when sighted from Ambrose Channel at dawn, and the views only improve as you motor north on a slow bell through the Narrows.

From New York Times May 19, 2011

The day begins in earnest when the first ship with newsworthy passengers aboard picks up its pilot and starts up Ambrose Channel toward Staten Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Cherbourg breakwater to Ambrose Channel Lightship, 3,078 miles, she traveled in 5 days, 7 hours, 20 minutes.

From Time Magazine Archive

You see, when the good yacht Agnes leaves Battery Park behind, slides down past Staten Island and the Hook, and out into the Ambrose Channel, I'm feelin' sort of low.

From Wilt Thou Torchy by Sewell Ford

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