eighty-sixth

American  

[ey-tee-siksth] / ˈeɪ tiˈsɪksθ /

adjective

1. next after the eighty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 86.

2. being one of 86 equal parts.

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noun

1. an eighty-sixth part, especially of one (1/86).

2. the eighty-sixth member of a series.

Example Sentences

Daniel had no idea how many dead people lurked at the Eighty-Sixth Street subway station.

From Literature

On February 15, 1906, Anthony traveled to Washington, DC, for her eighty-sixth birthday celebration.

From Literature

I stopped at the table and told my friends that I had to go, and then walked uptown to my apartment, where I packed, checked the stove, turned off the lights, locked the door behind me, and hurried down the stairs, onto the street and into a cab that just about ran over my foot when I opened the door before the driver had stopped; from there, east on Eighty-sixth Street, left on the F.D.R.

From The New Yorker

From the small, shadowed space between two ticket machines, just a few feet away from the stairs that lead back to Eighty-Sixth Street, I step out into the dimly lit subway station and walk toward the light.

From Literature

I keep my eyes on the concrete squares of sidewalk and plod onward, making my way back down from Eighty-Sixth Street to Seventy-Fourth Street.

From Literature