Fresh Kills

proper noun

A stream and freshwater estuary in the western portion of the New York City borough of Staten Island.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A stream and freshwater estuary in the western portion of the New York City borough of Staten Island.

Origin

  1. Dutch[Term?]
  2. EnglishFresh Kills

Equivalent to the English compound fresh + kills (“creeks”), but possibly a calque of Dutch [Term?].

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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