New York Bay

American  

noun

1. a bay of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Hudson River, west of Long Island and east of Staten Island and New Jersey.

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New York Bay British  

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic at the mouth of the Hudson River: forms the harbour of the port of New York

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Example Sentences

The New York City Fire Department said units responded to a report of a fire in the mechanical room of a ship in upper New York Bay shortly after 5 p.m.,

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

We are huddled against the rain on the top deck of the Miss Liberty, the ship near its capacity of 800 souls as it cuts through the waves of Upper New York Bay.

From Slate • May 14, 2019

Gino Vitale, a builder and landlord there, was delivering sandbags piled high in the back of his white Ford pickup truck to tenants along Conover Street, a block from New York Bay.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2012

Van Brunt St., just one block from the Upper New York Bay, fed by the Hudson River, appears to be completely flooded.

From Time • Oct. 29, 2012

Two days after Hickey was hanged, British troops landed on Staten Island, in New York Bay, a few miles from Washington’s headquarters.

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