Verrazano

/ verraˈtsaːno /

noun

1. VerrazanoGiovanni da?1485?1528MFlorentineTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da). ?1485–?1528, Florentine navigator; the first European to sight what was to become New York (1524)

Example Sentences

I’ll go up the ramp and get right to the middle, where I was before, and then I’ll walk out over the roadway and take one last look at the Verrazano Bridge.

From Literature

DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program focuses on the tidal Hudson River and its adjacent watershed from the federal dam at Troy to the Verrazano Narrows in New York City.

From Washington Times

A state trooper driving on the Verrazano Bridge helped save a 79-year-old suicidal man from taking a death leap Sunday afternoon — a dramatic event captured on video.

From Fox News

If constructed, the memorial would have stood at what is now Fort Wadsworth National Park near the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

From Fox News

Authorities say the suspect made a U-turn and drove eastbound in the westbound lanes on the upper level of the Verrazano Bridge.

From Washington Times