atoll
atoll
Definition
at·oll (a′tôl′, -täl′)
noun
a ring-shaped coral island nearly or completely surrounding a lagoon
Etymology: < atolu, in Maldive Islands dial. of Malayalam
atoll
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- form: It is this reef which essentially forms the atoll.
- raise: Surrounded by the largest raised coral atoll on earth, this is a lagoon to remember.
- locate: Top Dive Sites There are three atolls located offshore beyond the barrier.
- surround: A pristine atoll surrounded by high in major defeats.
- cover: Maldives - Click here for more details Liveaboards covering atolls from the far north to the deep South.
Adjective modifier
- coral: The Marshall Islands consist of two chains of coral atolls, together with more than 1,000 islets, just north of the Equator.
- offshore: Coral Atolls Belize boasts three offshore atolls: Turneffe, Glover's Reef and Lighthouse Reef.
- remote: One&Only Kanuhura is a coral island hideaway on a remote atoll in the Indian Ocean.
- tiny: Maldives Scattered across the Indian Ocean, due west of southern India, is a group of tiny coral atolls.
- large: For serious diving go to Rangiroa - one of the world's largest atolls with loads of sharks.
- small: In the many small atolls without any channel, these causes have not prevented the entire ring attaining the surface.
Modifies a noun
- island: This type of information is important for management purposes when examining atoll island vulnerability.
- state: Atoll states consequently face a host of development problems, often in a more accentuated form than in other island micro-states.
- formation: His ideas remain the primary theory of atoll growth formation, explaining how ring-shaped coral islands developed.
- nation: The pupils prepare a case which explains the plight of the coral atoll nation if sea level rises.
- environment: There is a poor understanding of change and dynamics in atoll environments.
Possessives
- coral: Blue album considered buildings or painted the atoll's coral have decimated spawning.
Possessives
- caribbean: Services showcases seminars island quot the enjoyed a barbecue caribbean's largest atoll.
Preposition: in
- world: Located over 200 miles north of French Polynesia's Society Islands, the Tuamotu islands is the largest chain of atolls in the world.
Preposition: of
- Maldive: The idyllic atolls of the Maldives are like a string of pearls scattered on the deep blue silk of the sparkling blue Indian Ocean.
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