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East River

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Noun

1. east river

a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn

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East River

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strait in SE N.Y., connecting Long Island Sound and Upper New York Bay and separating Manhattan Island from Long Island: 16 mi (25.7 km) long

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East River

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A narrow tidal strait connecting Upper New York Bay with Long Island Sound and separating the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx from Brooklyn and Queens.

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