tombolo
tombolo · tombolos
перейма
A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland, formed by longshore driftA spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.
/tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/
Meaning
1 sensesA spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.
пере́ймаperéjma
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
spit of sand:
Origin
From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“to swell”). DoFrom Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tumulus.
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