Kill_(body_of_water) Kill_(body_of_water)

Kill (body of water) - Definition and Overview

As a body of water, a kill is a creek.

The term is used in areas of Dutch influence in New York State and other areas of the former Nieuw Nederland colony of Dutch America also to describe a strait, river or arm of the sea. Examples are Kill Van Kull and Arthur Kill, both separating Staten Island, New York from New Jersey, and used as a composite name, the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania.

From Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille.

Example Usage of water)

JDTheEngineEar: RT @sincerelysoya #famoushoodquotes *cereal and no milk?* "use water" <<< u messed it up, "Betta put some water on that damn shit"
JennaStern: uh-oh...am i sensing FakeAP chum in the water?
lyfordeth: @2p2d I put on a pot of water and got in.
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