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Hudson River

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

  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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Across the Hudson River in New Jersey, surging electricity prices are a top issue in the gubernatorial race.

A defining event for the modern club, however, was its “forbidden gala” in 2020, which took place across the Hudson River in Jersey City.

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Six people were killed after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, authorities said.

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Approaching old age, Hudson and his wife returned to the Hudson River Valley.

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A bird strike also caused the famous "Miracle on the Hudson" incident in 2009, when an Airbus plane ditched onto New York's Hudson River after colliding with a flock of geese.

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