Flood Rock

proper noun

An islet and reef in New York City, New York State, United States in Hell Gate, East River, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound; a former rocky islet and rock reef that was destroyed in 1885 to clear the channel of this navigation hazard, that was mostly submerged at high tide, becoming a 9-acre island at low tide.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn islet and reef in New York City, New York State, United States in Hell Gate, East River, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound; a former rocky islet and rock reef that was destroyed in 1885 to clear the channel of this navigation hazard, that was mostly submerged at high tide, becoming a 9-acre island at low tide.
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APA

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

MLA

“Flood Rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flood%20Rock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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