Narragansett Bay

American  

noun

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

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Narragansett Bay British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Quahogs will traditionally start spawning in mid-June first in coves along Narragansett Bay and progress through the season.

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

As the boat sailed across Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, Mr. Walker recalled recently, the man pointed to Naval Station Newport, where he and his wife had gotten married 65 years earlier.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 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

From southern Maine to Narragansett Bay, the coast was empty— *Gorges may have met Tisquantum before.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann