holm
holm1 definition
holm (hōm)
noun
- a small island in a river or lake, near the mainland or a larger island: used chiefly in place names
- low, flat land by a river or stream; bottoms
Etymology: ME < OE, sea: sense infl. by ON holmr, island < IE base *kel-, to project > hill
holm2 definition
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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