Long Island

noun

1. an island in SE New York: the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens of New York City are located at its W end. 118 miles (190 km) long; 12–20 miles (19–32 km) wide; 1,682 sq. mi. (4,356 sq. km).

Long Island

noun

1. an island in SE New York State, separated from the S shore of Connecticut by Long Island Sound (an arm of the Atlantic): contains the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the west, many resorts (notably Coney Island), and two large airports (La Guardia and John F. Kennedy). Area: 4462 sq km (1723 sq miles)

Long Island

1. Island in New York state. Its western end is taken up by Brooklyn and Queens, two of the five boroughs that make up New York City.

Example Sentences

On Saturday the pair powered through a sustained shower of razz from the grandstands at the Ryder Cup on New York’s Long Island.

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We were both whiling away the pandemic in Amagansett—a tiny Long Island beach town most people pass through on their way to Montauk—and I promised to teach her how to surf.

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The couple had each accomplished many of their financial goals before the wedding, they said, including getting promoted at their respective jobs, purchasing a home together in Long Island, N.Y., and adopting a dog.

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Malhotra was ferrying his then-14-year-old daughter and her friends from Manhattan to Long Island, and listening from the driver’s seat to their myriad opinions on household brands.

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The European celebrations, as they were in Rome two years ago, were in full swing on the coach back to their Long Island hotel.

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