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Definition of Coney island
1. Noun. A section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center.
Definition of Coney island
1. Proper noun. A specific neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, known for its boardwalk and amusement parks. ¹
2. Noun. A hot dog. ¹
3. Noun. A hot dog. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coney Island
Literary usage of Coney island
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sewage Disposal in the United States by George W. Rafter, Moses Nelson Baker (1893)
"THE disposal plants at coney island, Round Lake, White Plains, ... coney island.
The first of the four plants to be put in operation was that at Coney ..."
2. Writing of Today: Models of Journalistic Prose by Gerhard Richard Lomer (1919)
"At night the electric Niagara IV dark doorways, the clutter of fire-escapes,
coney island AT NIGHT the rickety wooden hoardings. ..."
3. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1904)
""Well, how 's coney island this year? How about old Coney ? ... A man who lives
within a ten-cent fare of coney island and does not go there is likely to be ..."
4. Illustrative Cases on Equity Jurisprudence by Harry Burns Hutchins, Robert Emmet Bunker (1903)
"coney island & BR CO. (39 NE 17, 144 NY 152.) Court of Appeals of New York. Dec.
11, 1894. Appeal from supreme court, general term, Second department Action ..."
5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"The plaintiff secured passengers to coney island from defendant's Hues, and the
defendant greatly increased its travel by having a direct connection with ..."
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