ATOLL


Meaning of ATOLL in English

/at"awl, -ol, -ohl, euh tawl", euh tol", euh tohl"/ , n.

a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.

[ 1615-25; earlier atollon atolu ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .