Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Long Island Sound

American  

noun

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


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The dusky shark, which can be found in the Long Island Sound, has been recently documented eating seals near Nantucket.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

However, I can’t say that the steep cost of a Fire Island weekend hasn’t been one of the primary factors keeping me from boarding the ferry and sloshing around the Long Island Sound.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

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 Jan. 6, 2026

The team took 1 litre 'grab samples' of surface water every 3 miles from the East River along the middle of Long Island Sound to The Race, where it meets Rhode Island Sound.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 2024

One of them was Abraham Woodhull, who lived in Setauket, on Long Island Sound, across from Connecticut.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training