Kill Van Kull

English

Alternative forms

• Kill van Kull

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Kille Van Col (“Dutch Kil Van Col”) Literally, “watercourse of the pass” From being a tidal strait (kille) and low point (pass, col) beyond Bergen Hill, between Bergen Point and Staten Island.

Proper noun

Kill Van Kull

1. A strait between Staten Island, New York and Bergen Neck, New Jersey in United States, part of the New York Bay

Related terms

• Cull Bay