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.

Example Sentences

The ride under the Hudson River from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium typically costs about $13.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have dramatically decreased the asking price of their Hudson River home by $2.25 million—nearly two years after they listed it for $12 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

The project overseen by the Gateway Development Commission was constructing new tunnels for commuter rail trains to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

She describes her previously healthy lifestyle, which included running, skiing and even once swimming in New York's Hudson River, "eerily, to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society".

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

It sat along the banks of the Hudson River, and the rolling hills and lush quadrangles of its campus gave it the grand appearance of a university.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore