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East River

New York location
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Meaning & Definition

A tidal strait in NYC separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Brooklyn and Queens.

Example Usage
« We walked across the Williamsburg Bridge and looked right down at the East River. »
We walked across the Williamsburg Bridge and looked down at the water separating Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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