tombolo
noun[C]
geographyspecializeduk/ˈtɒm.bə.ləʊ/us/ˈtɑːm.bə.loʊ/pluraltombolosanarrowareaofsandorshingle(=smallstones)thatjoinsanislandto thecoast:
沙颈岬，连岛沙洲Azorella Peninsula islinkedby a tombolo to themainpartof Heard Island.一个连岛沙洲将阿佐雷拉半岛和赫德岛的主岛连接起来。
See also
spitnoun(LAND)
- "TheMount" wasonceanislandbut is nowconnectedto themainlandby anarrowneckofdunesand(a tombolo)coveredwithhigh-riseapartments,shops,restaurantsandhouses.
- A tomboloformswhen abeachorsandspitjoinsup with anoffshoreisland.
- Those littleislandsin Boston Harbor are ice-ageremnantscalleddrumlins, some of themconnectedbysandspitscalled tombolos.
- There are two scoriacones, Macey Cone andRedIsland, thelatterjoinedby a tombolo to Laurens Peninsula.
Geography: promontories & peninsulas
- arm
- cape
- Cape Cod
- causeway
- head
- headland
- isthmus
- panhandle
- peninsula
- peninsular
- point
- promontory
- sea stack
- spit
- stack
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