East River

proper noun

A channel in New York City, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound, separating Manhattan, from Long Island.

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Meanings

proper nounthe East River
  1. A channel in New York City, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound, separating Manhattan, from Long Island.

    The East River moved over the bedrock riddled with the tunnels of deep underground trains and connected with the Hudson, flowing southeast past the Statue of Liberty, out of New York Harbor and out into the Atlantic.

    2010, Emily St. John Mandel, The Singer’s Gun, Picador (2015), page 223

Origin

east + river * (New York City): From being a river-like channel lying east of Manhattan (“New York City”)

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Translations

French East River
  • East RiverTranslations
Russian Ист-Ри́вер
  • Ист-Ри́вер (Ist-Ríver)Translations
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APA

East River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20River

MLA

“East River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20River. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East River,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20River.

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