tombolo
noun/ˈtɒmbələʊ/
/ˈtɑːmbələʊ/
(plural tombolos)
(specialist)- a narrow area of sand or stones which joins an island to the mainlandWord Originlate 19th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘sand dune’.
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