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Spuyten Duyvil Creek

[ spahyt-n -dahy-vuhl ]

/ ˈspaɪt n ˈdaɪ vəl /

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noun

a channel in New York City at the north end of Manhattan Island, connecting the Hudson and Harlem rivers.

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Example sentences from the Web for Spuyten Duyvil Creek

One cold October day in 1968, I climbed out of a warm creek on the Yellowstone Plateau and came face to face with a huge grizzly.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The third eaglet was never found despite a search by the Flint Creek volunteers and the landowner.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he had later received a call from the Cherry Creek School District saying she was not in class.
How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The hills of the remote Green Valley Creek near the Russian River reminded Giuseppe of home.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

West Dry Creek Road has a bunch of good Zinfandel vineyards, of which Rafanelli is, in my experience, the best.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a minute Bruce was back with his hat full of water from the creek that whimpered just beyond the willow patch.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
About three o'clock, as nearly as I could tell, we dipped into a wooded creek bottom some two hundred yards in width.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I swung down from my horse on the brink of the creek, cinched the saddle afresh, and rolled a cigarette.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Near noon I found a place where they'd cached two extra horses in the brush on Sage Creek.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
At times the creek was as wide as an ordinary river, at others so contracted that one could gather grass on either side.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

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