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tombolo

[tom-buh-loh]
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noun, plural tom·bo·los.
  1. a sand bar connecting an island to the mainland or to another island.
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Origin of tombolo

1899; < Italian < Latin tumulus mound. See tumulus
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British Dictionary definitions for tombolo

tombolo

noun plural -los
  1. a narrow sand or shingle bar linking a small island with another island or the mainland
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Word Origin

C20: from Italian, from Latin tumulus mound; see tumulus
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Word Origin and History for tombolo

n.

1899, from Italian tombolo "sand dune," from Latin tumulus "hillock, mound" (see thigh).

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tombolo in Science

tombolo

[tŏm′bə-lō′]
  1. A sand or gravel bar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.
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