Hudson River

British  

noun

1. a river in E New York State, flowing generally south into Upper New York Bay: linked to the Great Lakes, the St Lawrence Seaway, and Lake Champlain by the New York State Barge Canal and the canalized Mohawk River. Length: 492 km (306 miles)

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Hudson River Cultural  

1. River that runs north to south in New York state.

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Explored by Henry Hudson in the early seventeenth century.

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Hudson River

Accident investigators are examining whether a bird strike might have led to a deadly helicopter crash last year in the Hudson River, killing six people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

The wreckage of a New York sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people, showed signs of a bird strike, investigators said on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

US Airways Flight 1549 came down in the Hudson River on 15 January 2009, after both its engines were disabled in a collision with a flock of geese shortly after take-off.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Nicknamed “the Commodore,” he moved from steamships to rail in 1863, taking over New York’s Harlem and Hudson River railroads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

I used to go up there all the time with Hudson because of the skating rink, and yeah, he had a thing for the Hudson River too.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera