TOMBOLO

Meaning of TOMBOLO in English

/ ˈtɒmbələʊ; NAmE ˈtoʊmbəloʊ; ˈtɑːm-/ noun

( pl. -os ) ( technical ) a strip of sand or stones which joins an island to the mainland

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Italian , literally sand dune .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TOMBOLO — noun (plural -los) Etymology: Italian, from Latin tumulus mound, tumulus Date: 1899 a sand or gravel bar connecting an island …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOMBOLO — ˈtämbəˌlō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, from Latin tumulus mound — more at tumulus : a sand or gravel …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOMBOLO — /tom"beuh loh'/ , n. , pl. tombolos . a sand bar connecting an island to the mainland or to another …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOMBOLO — noun ( plural -los ) Etymology: Italian, from Latin tumulus mound, tumulus Date: 1899 : a sand or gravel bar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOMBOLO — [ 'tɒmbələʊ ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a bar of sand or shingle joining an island to the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOMBOLO — [tom.bo.lo] n, pl -los [It, fr. L tumulus mound, tumulus] (1899): a sand or gravel bar connecting an island with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOMBOLO — one or more sandbars or spits that connect an island to the mainland. A single tombolo may connect a tied …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOMBOLO — n. (pl. -os) a spit joining an island to the mainland. [It., = sand-dune]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOMBOLO — n. (pl. -os) a spit joining an island to the mainland. [ It., = sand-dune ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOMBOLO — n. (pl. -os) a spit joining an island to the mainland. Etymology: It., sand-dune
Oxford English vocab
TOMBOLO — песчаный перешеек
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TOMBOLO — n песчаный перешеек
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TOMBOLO — (n) песчаный перешеек
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TOMBOLO — n песчаный перешеек
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TOMBOLO — n песчаный перешеек
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TOMBOLO — песчаный перешеек
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TOMBOLO — n. Pronunciation: ' t ō m-b ə - ˌ l ō , ' täm- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -los …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BAR
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIED ISLAND — noun : an island connected with the mainland by a tombolo
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOAL — n. Function: noun a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is not deep FF1C; dangerous …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHOAL — I. adjective Synonyms: shallow 1, superficial II. noun a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOAL — n. 25B6; noun SANDBANK, bank, mudbank, bar, sandbar, tombolo, shelf, cay.
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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