BARRIER ISLAND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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