eyot
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of eyot
variant of ait
Example Sentences
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Hallsmead Ait, a triangular island or an eyot in Berkshire and close to Shiplake Lock in Oxfordshire, is set to be auctioned next month if it is not sold before.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
We slid by the eyot called Beautiful Island and watched as the river began a slow narrowing into its old scenic headwaters.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were three lines of flat stepping-stones across the stream, and between them fords for horses, that went from either brink to a bare eyot in the midst.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
That night they camped on a small eyot close to the western bank.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
And they saw that in the midst of the eyot a mound was piled, ringed with stones, and set about with many spears.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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