islet
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of islet
From the Middle French word islette, dating back to 1530–40. See isle, -et
Example Sentences
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Muir called it Islet, for its abundance of tiny granite islands.
From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2018
On Friday night, while Nina visits family, I head down to the “Jump Up” in Gros Islet, the weekly street party that draws locals and foreign beatniks for an all-night dance marathon under the stars.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2015
First, it pays homage to its neighborhood, Tjuvholmen — Thief’s Islet in Norwegian.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2014
But there's people like Islet, who are an incredibly experimental psych-rock band from south Wales, alongside pastoral folk artists like Huw M and Cowbois Rhos Botonwg from north Wales.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2012
In 1972 I visited such a village on Malai Islet, in the Siassi island group, off the medium-sized island of Umboi, off the larger Bismarck island of New Britain.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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