Narragansett Bay

American

noun

an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in eastern Rhode Island. 28 miles (45 kilometers) long.

Narragansett Bay British

noun

an inlet of the Atlantic in SE Rhode Island: contains several islands, including Rhode Island, Prudence Island, and Conanicut Island

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Scientists, lawmakers, and those who make their living from Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs appear to be on the decline.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

In 1903, she rode in a submarine in Narragansett Bay, two years before her father became the first president to go underwater in a sub.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022

During the American War of Independence it was scuttled by the British Navy to form a blockade of the Narragansett Bay.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2022

Those lands once stretched from Narragansett Bay to Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and the Atlantic beaches of Cape Cod.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2021

The ship anchored in wide Narragansett Bay, near what is now Providence, Rhode Island.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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