atoll

a·toll  (tôl, -l, tôl, tl) n. A ringlike coral island and reef that nearly or entirely encloses a lagoon. [Maldivean atolu; probably akin to Sinhalese ätul, interior (from the interior lagoon), probably from Sanskrit *antala-, interior, variant of antara-; see en in Indo-European roots.]

atoll An atoll is created as a coral reef builds up around an eroding volcanic island.

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atoll [ˈætɒl əˈtɒl]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a circular coral reef or string of coral islands surrounding a lagoon

[from atollon, native name in the Maldive Islands]

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at•oll (ˈæt ɔl, -ɒl, -oʊl)

n.

a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.

[1615–25; earlier atollon < French]

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atoll  (tôl, tôl) A coral island or series of coral islands forming a ring that nearly or entirely encloses a shallow lagoon. Atolls are surrounded by deep ocean water and range in diameter from about 1 km (0.62 mi) to over 100 km (62 mi). They are especially common in the western and central Pacific Ocean and are believed to form along the fringes of underwater volcanoes. Compare barrier reeffringing reef

atoll An atoll forms as a coral reef builds up around an eroding volcanic island.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

atoll - an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon coral reef - a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone

Translations

atoll [ˈætɒl] N → atolón m

atoll [ˈætɒl] n → atoll m

atoll

n → Atoll nt

atoll [ˈætɒl] n → atollo