Long Island Sound

American  

noun

1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Connecticut and Long Island. 90 miles (145 km) long.

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Example Sentences

The body of water separating it from the world’s most populous country is only about as wide as Long Island Sound is long.

From MarketWatch

I’m supposed to be neck deep in the Long Island Sound within a minute.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is potentially a "bottleneck" effect in the narrower zones or, conversely, a dilution effect in the wider section of Long Island Sound.

From Science Daily

“Hits an embankment at the end of the street, goes airborne over the bluff, off the beach and into Long Island Sound.”

From Seattle Times

The water temperature in Long Island Sound was about 44 degrees, he said.

From Seattle Times