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Spuyten Duyvil [spīt′'n dī′vəl]〚Du, lit., spouting devil, nickname for a dangerous ford〛ship canal between N Manhattan Island & the mainland, connecting the Hudson & Harlem rivers
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Spuyten Duyvil
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Spuyten Duyvil — [spīt′ n dī′vəl] [Du, lit., spouting devil, nickname for a dangerous ford] ship canal between N Manhattan Island & the mainland, connecting the Hudson & Harlem rivers … English World dictionary
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USS Spuyten Duyvil (1864) — During the American Civil War, the Union Navy suffered heavy losses from the explosion of Confederate torpedoes. This experience prompted the Union Navy to design and build vessels capable of using this new weapon. One effort along this line… … Wikipedia
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Spuyten Duyvil Creek — geographical name channel New York City N of Manhattan Island connecting Hudson & Harlem rivers … New Collegiate Dictionary
Spuyten Duyvil Creek — /spuyt n duy veuhl/ a channel in New York City at the north end of Manhattan Island, connecting the Hudson and Harlem rivers. * * * … Universalium
Spuyten Duyvil Creek — Spuy′ten Duy′vil Creek′ [[t]ˈspaɪt n ˈdaɪ vəl[/t]] n. geg a channel in New York City at the N end of Manhattan Island, connecting the Hudson and Harlem rivers … From formal English to slang
