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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

“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

The phenomenon, known as 'advection fog', formed as easterly winds blew over the cool waters of Long Island Sound.

From BBC