cay
a small low island; key.
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How to use cay in a sentence
But did Copperfield employ a bit of trickery to purchase Musha cay in the first place?
David Copperfield’s Magical—and Utterly Bizarre—Caribbean Island | Nina Strochlic | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSpecialized storm shelters can be a costly, inefficient way to prepare for tornadoes, says David cay Johnston.
According to David cay Johnston, who opposes the idea, $126 less—approximately $2,100 instead of $2,200 a month.
As GOP Sinks Plan B, Obama Should Tune Out His Own Party’s Doubters | Robert Shrum | December 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTDavid cay Johnston lists a dozen possible solutions, from building seawalls to getting tough on ATT.
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They had been, I could plainly observe, kept orderly and free of dust, against cay home-coming.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempWe made it hot, and so they marooned us: me on a dry Tortuga cay, and him in an oarless boat.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey | A. Conan DoyleSometimes it was from a Coaster, which had found a waterless Bahama cay littered with sun-dried bodies.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey | A. Conan DoyleMebbe the women-folks will feel better fort; but you cay—nt do it.
A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart PhelpsActually, it is believed, they were after something on North cay.
Pieces of Eight | Richard le Gallienne
British Dictionary definitions for cay
/ (keɪ, kiː) /
a small low island or bank composed of sand and coral fragments, esp in the Caribbean area: Also called: key
Origin of cay
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Scientific definitions for cay
[ kē, kā ]
A small, low island composed largely of coral or sand. Also called key
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