Proper Noun
Compare 7 regional entries that share this classification while keeping each local definition attached to its place.
Dunks
/dʌŋks/An informal local nickname for Dunkin’, the Massachusetts-founded coffee and doughnut chain.
“I’m stopping at Dunks before we get on the Pike.”
Holland Tunnel
/HOL-und TUN-ul/The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Jersey City, New Jersey, with Lower Manhattan.
““We took the Holland Tunnel into Lower Manhattan.””
Lincoln Tunnel
/LING-kun TUN-ul/The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, with Midtown Manhattan.
““The bus comes into Midtown through the Lincoln Tunnel.””
Queensboro Bridge
/KWEENZ-bur-oh BRIJ/The East River bridge connecting Long Island City, Queens, with Manhattan near East 59th Street.
““Take the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan.””
the Pike
/ðə ˈpaɪk/The Massachusetts Turnpike, the east–west toll highway that forms part of Interstate 90.
“Traffic is backed up on the Pike near the city.”
the T
/ðə ˈtiː/The common local nickname for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and especially its subway and light-rail system.
“Take the T to Park Street and walk from there.”
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
/vair-uh-ZAH-noh NAR-ohz BRIJ/The suspension bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island across the Narrows.
““Traffic is slow approaching the Verrazzano.””