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Flood Rock

Flood Rock proper noun: an islet and reef in New York City, New York State, United States in Hell Gate, East River, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound; a former rocky islet and rock reef that was destroyed in 1885 to clear the channel of this navigation hazard, that was mostly submerged at high tide, becoming a 9-acre island at low tide.

Proper noun

Flood Rock

  1. (historical) An islet and reef in New York City, New York State, United States in Hell Gate, East River, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound; a former rocky islet and rock reef that was destroyed in 1885 to clear the channel of this navigation hazard, that was mostly submerged at high tide, becoming a 9-acre island at low tide.

Questions about Flood Rock

What does Flood Rock mean?
Flood Rock means an islet and reef in New York City, New York State, United States in Hell Gate, East River, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound; a former rocky islet and rock reef that was destroyed in 1885 to clear the channel of this navigation hazard, that was mostly submerged at high tide, becoming a 9-acre island at low tide.
What part of speech is Flood Rock?
Flood Rock is a proper noun.

Words near Flood Rock in the dictionary

  1. flood plain toadlet
  2. flood plain toadlets
  3. flood plains
  4. flood pool
  5. flood pools
  6. Flood Rock
  7. flood stage
  8. flood stages
  9. flood test
  10. flood tests
  11. flood the zone

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