Long Island Sound

Long` Is′land Sound′

n. an arm of the Atlantic between Connecticut and Long Island. 90 mi. (145 km) long.

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Long Island Sound - a sound between Long Island and ConnecticutConnecticut, Constitution State, CT, Nutmeg State - a New England state; one of the original 13 coloniesLong Island - an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western endAtlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound,

arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.90 mi (145 km) long and 3–20 mi (5–32 km) wide, separating Long Island, N.Y., from the SE New York mainland and Connecticut. On the W the East River joins it with New York Bay. The sound is fed from the north by the Housatonic, Connecticut, and Thames rivers. The Long Island Sound is a popular leisure-boating center. New Haven, New London, and Bridgeport, Conn., are the largest port cities; many residential communities line the sound. Federal and state environmental studies in the mid-1990s identified serious problems in the sound and recommended a massive cleanup.

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Long Island Sound

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noun a sound between Long Island and Connecticut

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