isle
Americannoun
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a small island.
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any island.
verb (used with object)
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to make into or as if into an isle.
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to place on or as if on an isle.
noun
Other Word Forms
- isleless adjective
Etymology
Origin of isle
1250–1300; Middle English i ( s ) le < Old French < Latin īnsula
Example Sentences
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Dantès endures fourteen desperate years on that curséd isle, waiting for a window of opportunity to escape.
From Literature
‘I rue the day I set foot on that curséd isle!’
From Literature
In the depths of winter, Scotland's northern isles will see barely six hours of daylight from morning till night.
From BBC
They also live in different parts of the country, with Rod in Edinburgh and Roddy settled on the scenic isle of Iona.
From BBC
A "forgotten" castle discovered on a Hebridean isle could have been home to kings who once ruled large parts of western Scotland, say archaeologists.
From BBC
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