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island-hop

[ ahy-luh nd-hop ]
/ ˈaɪ ləndˌhɒp /

verb (used without object), is·land-hopped, is·land-hop·ping.

to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.

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Origin of island-hop

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby island-hop

island, island arc, island flap, island of the sun, island universe, island-hop, islander, islands, islands council, islands of langerhans, islands of the blessed
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