ATOLL


Meaning of ATOLL in English

/ ˈætɒl; NAmE ˈætɔːl; -tɑːl/ noun

an island made of coral and shaped like a ring with a lake of sea water (called a lagoon ) in the middle

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Maldivian atoḷu .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.