Block Island Sound

proper noun

A strait in the Atlantic Ocean separating Block Island from the coast of mainland Rhode Island in the United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A strait in the Atlantic Ocean separating Block Island from the coast of mainland Rhode Island in the United States.

    In Watch Hill, a tiny town on a Block Island Sound peninsula, residents give directions by point of interest – the village has just two main streets.

    2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN

Origin

From Block Island + sound.

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Translations

Persian بلاک آیلند سَوند
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APA

Block Island Sound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Block%20Island%20Sound

MLA

“Block Island Sound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Block%20Island%20Sound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Block Island Sound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Block%20Island%20Sound.

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