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BARRIER ISLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barrier island mean? 

BARRIER ISLAND (noun)
  The noun BARRIER ISLAND has 1 sense:

1. a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shoreplay

  Familiarity information: BARRIER ISLAND used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BARRIER ISLAND (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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