atoll
A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a…A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.
» Only eight of the atolls are inhabited.
Только восемь из атоллов обитаемы.
Значение
значений: 1A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.
Atoll
ато́ллatóll
атолatol
an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
Примеры
предложений: 6Only eight of the atolls are inhabited.
Только восемь из атоллов обитаемы.
Ziri was on a barren atoll.
The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports.
All the atolls swarm with various kinds of fishes, amongst which the bonito predominates; and they are very cheap.
The word "atoll" comes from Dhivehi.
Переводы
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Происхождение
Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢�Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit सम्- (sam-) + तीर्थ (tīrtha) “level ford”. The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.
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