Block Island
English
Etymology
From Dutch Block, named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block.
Proper noun
- An island in Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, coextensive with the town of New Shoreham.
- 1989, Billy Joel (lyrics and music), “The Downeaster "Alexa"”, in Storm Front:
- Well I'm on the Downeaster Alexa / And I'm cruisin' through Block Island Sound
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