Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A narrow barrier island off the southern shore of Long Island in southeast New York. It has many resort communities, a state park, and a nationally protected seashore area.
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Examples
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I turned south onto William Floyd Parkway, stopped for a supersize coffee to help me wake up, and drove the last couple of miles to the bridge that separates the mainland of Long Island from the thirty-two-mile-long barrier beach called Fire Island.
Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011
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I turned south onto William Floyd Parkway, stopped for a supersize coffee to help me wake up, and drove the last couple of miles to the bridge that separates the mainland of Long Island from the thirty-two-mile-long barrier beach called Fire Island.
Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011
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On Tuesday, police said remains from one of the unidentified victims were matched by DNA to body parts found in 1996 on Fire Island, which is at least 48 kilometres from the parkway dumping ground.
Thestar.com - Home Page Frank Eltman 2011
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And they plan to dramatically raise the quality and service of the Blue Whale Restaurant, which for years was known as Fire Island's finest restaurant.
Gawker Brian Moylan 2010
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Craigslist to meet a client on Fire Island, which is about three miles west of where the bodies were found.
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Gilbert, 24, worked as a prostitute and had arranged through the Craigslist classified ads website to meet a client on Fire Island, which is about a mile from Oak Beach.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Before Stonewall, Fire Island—the playground of thousands of New York gay men—was the only beach in America where nudity was tolerated by authorities.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Fire Island residents were urged Thursday to leave, and Town of Islip officials expected to issue a mandatory evacuation in the coming days.
Evacuations, Transit Shutdown Eyed in City Michael Howard Saul 2011
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In New York, Fire Island resident Dave Lambie, an electrician, was one.
The Currents Along the Shore Lisa Fleisher 2011
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Uri Landesman , president of Manhattan-based Platinum Partners, was at his desk Monday, his vacation on Fire Island on Long Island having been cut short Friday when officials ordered an evacuation and warned they would sever power to the island.
Dow, and Traders, Answer Irene's Bell Matt Phillips 2011
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