Tappan Zee

American  

[tap-uhn zee] / ˈtæp ən ˈzi /

noun

1. a widening section of the Hudson River in SE New York, between Tarrytown and Nyack: bridged 1955. About 3 miles (5 km) wide.

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Example Sentences

Manager Joe Maddon considers Ortega a “really good bridge” between the starter and the back-end trio of Iglesias, Loup and Tepera, like “the George Washington, the Verrazano-Narrows, the Tappan Zee,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

An effort in the Legislature would erase the Cuomo family name from the former Tappan Zee Bridge, which carries Interstate 287 over a broad stretch of the Hudson River.

From Washington Times

There’s also an effort in the legislature to erase the Cuomo family name from the former Tappan Zee Bridge, which carries I-287 over a broad stretch of the Hudson River.

From Washington Times

Mr. Cuomo repeatedly refers to his father and in 2017 renamed the Tappan Zee Bridge after him.

From New York Times

Mr. Cuomo pushed through some of the very infrastructure projects he foretold in his talk with Mr. Caro, including replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge and overhauling La Guardia Airport.

From New York Times