island hopping
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noun
- The recreational practice of traveling from one landmass to another within an archipelago or group, typically for short stays at each destination.
- A military strategy of capturing a succession of specific, less-defended locations in order to bypass enemy strongholds and advance on a final target.
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They then went island hopping eastwards across the Indonesian archipelago before doubling back to Lombok for a second stay.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Gracie Schulte, a 27-year-old who grew up in Iowa, spent nine months in Hawaii last year on three back-to-back travel contracts, sharing frequent TikToks about swimming with sharks, skydiving and island hopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
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Possible Synonyms
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- strategic bypassing
- archipelago adventuring
- multi-stop sailing
- coastal crawling
Possible Antonyms
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- direct assault
- single-destination vacation
- bunkering down
- all-inclusive resort stay
- head-on confrontation
