islet
noun
a very small island.
islets
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pluralof islet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Iran claims three disputed islets -- Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Musa -- in the middle of the Gulf, which are also claimed by the United Arab Emirates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Indonesia maintains it has no maritime disputes with China in the South China Sea, unlike other Asian nations, and does not contest ownership of reefs or islets there.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Possible solutions include producing large amounts of islet cells in the laboratory from pluripotent human stem cells or developing methods that help transplanted donor islets survive longer and function more efficiently after transplantation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province is dotted with hundreds of tiny islets, attracting 4 million tourists in 2019, and is a Unesco World Heritage site.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
They were probably living in the same way as modern pot makers lived until recently on islets in the New Guinea region.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
