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Atoll

Atoll Meaning & Definition
Atoll Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Atoll?

[n] an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

Synonyms | Synonyms for Atoll:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Atoll: ait | archipelago | bar | cay | continental island | coral head | coral island | coral reef | holm | insularity | island | island group | islandology | isle | islet | key | oceanic island | reef | sandbank | sandbar

See Also | coral reef | Eniwetok | Kwajalein | Midway Islands

Atoll In Webster's Dictionary

\A*toll"\, n. [The native name in the Indian Ocean.] A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.

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