land bridge
noun/ˈlænd brɪdʒ/
/ˈlænd brɪdʒ/
- a narrow piece of land between two large land masses, especially one that existed a long time ago and that humans and animals could cross, but was later covered by the sea
- The Bering Straits were once a land bridge between Asia and North America.
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