tombolo

(täm′bə lō′)

noun pl. tombolos

a bar of sand or other sediment connecting an island to the mainland or another island

Origin: It < L tumulus, a mound: see tumulus

See tombolo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tom·bo·los

A sandbar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Latin tumulus, mound; see tumulus

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