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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

Reason for the change: in its new location the Ambrose's 5,000-candlepower light will be a more accurate beacon for ships entering narrow Ambrose Channel from the deep Atlantic 20 miles east of Staten Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a few minutes after seven o'clock when she arrived at the entrance to Ambrose Channel.

From Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters by Logan Marshall

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