| 词汇 | tombolo |
| 释义 | tombolo noun[ C ] geography specializeduk /ˈtɒm.bə.ləʊ/ us /ˈtɑːm.bə.loʊ/pluraltombolos a narrow area of sand or shingle(= small stones) that joins an island to the coast: 沙颈岬，连岛沙洲 Azorella Peninsula is linked by a tombolo to the main part of 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) "The Mount" was once an island but is now connected to the mainland by a narrow neck of dune sand (a tombolo) covered with high-rise apartments, shops, restaurants and houses. A tombolo forms when a beach or sand spit joins up with an offshore island. Those little islands in Boston Harbor are ice-age remnants called drumlins, some of them connected by sand spits called tombolos. There are two scoria cones, Macey Cone and Red Island, the latter joined by 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 You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Coasts & beaches |
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