East River

English

East River (foreground) and the headquarters of the United Nations in Manhattan (background) as seen from Roosevelt Island in December 2006

Etymology

east+river.

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

Proper noun

the 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

   Hyponym: Hell Gate