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tombolo

[ tom-buh-loh ]
/ ˈtɒm bəˌloʊ /
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noun, plural tom·bo·los.

a sand bar connecting an island to the mainland or to another island.

RELATED WORDS

sandbar, shoal, sandbank

Nearby words

  1. tombalbaye,
  2. tombaugh,
  3. tombaugh, clyde w.,
  4. tombigbee,
  5. tombola,
  6. tombouctou,
  7. tomboy,
  8. tombstone,
  9. tombstone ad,
  10. tombé

Origin of tombolo

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

tombolo

/ (ˈtɒmbəˌləʊ) /

noun plural -los

a narrow sand or shingle bar linking a small island with another island or the mainland

Word Origin for tombolo

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

tombolo

n.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Science definitions for tombolo

tombolo

[ tŏm′bə-lō′ ]

A sand or gravel bar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.
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