| 词汇 | hell gate |
| 词源 | Hell Gate. Before this famous narrow passage in New York’s East River was blasted, thousands of vessels were wrecked against the rocks in its strong conflicting currents. Dutch mari- ners in early New York probably named it so, calling it Hel Gat, though some etymologists have suggested that the name de- rives from Dutch for “whirling gut.” |
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