isthmus
A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger…A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
» The Panama Canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama.
Der Panamakanal durchschneidet die Landenge von Panama.
Meaning
3 sensesA narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
Isthmus, Landenge, Landbrücke
переше́екperešéjek
переши́йокperešýjok
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
перемы́чкаperemýčka
a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.
ребро́rebró
Examples
2 sentencesThe Panama Canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama.
deDer Panamakanal durchschneidet die Landenge von Panama. — Dejo
The Isthmus of Chignecto connects Nova Scotia with New Brunswick and the rest of North America.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowing from Latin isthmus (“a strip of land between two seas”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθBorrowing from Latin isthmus (“a strip of land between two seas”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”), possibly from εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go”). Cognate to Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).
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Forms
plural: isthmuses / isthmiSynonyms
1 synonyms- a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure:band
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular