barrier island
barrier island · barrier islands
An island that is close to, and parallel to, the main coastlineAn island that is close to, and parallel to, the main coastline.
» Barrier islands are long, sandy islands near the coast.
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1 sensesAn island that is close to, and parallel to, the main coastline.
a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
Examples
2 sentencesBarrier islands are long, sandy islands near the coast.
Assateague Island is a 43.5-kilometer barrier island.
Forms
plural: barrier islands| Singular | barrier island |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.