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Block Island

American  

noun

  1. an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.


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Wind turbines near Block Island, R.I., owned by Orsted, a Danish company.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

“Block Island is open for visitors! The beaches are lovely, many restaurants and shops are open. Come to bike and hike,” the Block Island Chamber of Commerce said in Facebook post Sunday.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023

In a separate post Sunday, the chamber urged donations to the Block Island Fire Department.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023

He put it to the test one summer day on a buddy’s boat in Block Island Sound, and, with his pastel bait bouncing along the ocean floor, pulled up a sizable fluke.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022

He gifted a fortune to Mercy Raymond, on Block Island, just down the seaboard from us, filling her apron with gold and jewels simply because she’d been kind.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk