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BARRIER ISLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barrier island mean?
• BARRIER ISLAND (noun)
The noun BARRIER ISLAND has 1 sense:
1. a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
Familiarity information: BARRIER ISLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("barrier island" is a kind of...):
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Instance hyponyms:
Hatteras Island (a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore)
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