Fire Island

English Etymology Perhaps from a misinterpretation of en nl vijf five or nl vier four, referring to the number of islands. Proper noun fire island en The large center <<island>> of the outer barrier islands parallel to the south shore of <<isl/Long Island>>, <<s/New York>>, <<c/USA>>. en-GB Oliver Wainwright ‘Made for sex’: the hedonistic party palaces of New York’s Fire Island – and the blond bombshell who made them w:The Guardian 2025-06-11 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/11/made-for-sex-hedonistic-party-palaces-new-york-fire-island-horace-gifford 0261-3077 He stole his first Fire Island commission from another architect by seducing the clients, with whom he briefly formed a throuple. As Fire Island’s reputation grew, so did the fame of its residents. In 1977, after divorcing his first wife, Calvin Klein bought one of Gifford’s beachfront homes. https://web.archive.org/web/20250825101459/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/11/made-for-sex-hedonistic-party-palaces-new-york-fire-island-horace-gifford Usage notes Occasionally, the name is used to refer collectively to not only the central island, but also Long Beach Barrier Island, Jones Beach Island, and Westhampton Island, since the straits which separate these islands are ephemeral. Anagrams en adefiilnrs drain flies