Long Island Sound

noun

1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Connecticut and Long Island. 90 miles (145 km) long.

Example Sentences

The team took 1 litre 'grab samples' of surface water every 3 miles from the East River along the middle of Long Island Sound to The Race, where it meets Rhode Island Sound.

From Science Daily

“Hits an embankment at the end of the street, goes airborne over the bluff, off the beach and into Long Island Sound.”

From Seattle Times

The water temperature in Long Island Sound was about 44 degrees, he said.

From Seattle Times

The phenomenon, known as 'advection fog', formed as easterly winds blew over the cool waters of Long Island Sound.

From BBC

It's a case that has attracted attention far beyond this city of 150,000 people on the north shore of Long Island Sound, about an hour from New York City.

From BBC