Coney Island

[koh-nee]

noun

1. an area in S Brooklyn in New York City: amusement park and beach.

Coney Island

/ ˈkəʊnɪ /

noun

1. an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park

Coney Island

1. Section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic Ocean.

Famed as a beach resort and amusement center.

Example Sentences

It will pass Staten Island and some beaches, including Coney Island in Brooklyn, before connecting to an existing pipeline network near Rockaway Beach in Queens.

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It is thought that Coney Beach Amusement Park was built to entertain American troops returning from the war and took its name from New York's pleasure park on Coney Island.

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In the small world these characters inhabit, Mancuso was close to the brothers’ dysfunctional family back in Coney Island.

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Scattered throughout the pages are evidence of his beginnings in Coney Island, where he seemed to excel in mathematics, the piano and the accordion.

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That includes day trips to Coney Island, beach getaways and picnics at the park — my personal favorite summer pastime.

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