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.
» Ziri was on a barren atoll.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
Examples
6 sentencesZiri was on a barren atoll.
Only eight of the atolls are inhabited.
ruТолько восемь из атоллов обитаемы.
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.
Translations
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Origin
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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