English Explanatory Dictionary

Manhattanhenge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The twice-yearly alignment of the setting sun with the east–west streets of the main street grid in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

Word forms

Manhattanhenge

Etymology

Blend of Manhattan + Stonehenge. Coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in 2002, in reference to the ancient English monument built in accordance with the sun's path.

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