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tombolo

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tom·bo·lo  (tmb-l)
n. pl. tom·bo·los
A sandbar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.

[Italian, from Latin tumulus, mound; see tumulus.]

tombolo [ˈtɒmbəˌləʊ]
n pl -los
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a narrow sand or shingle bar linking a small island with another island or the mainland
[from Italian, from Latin tumulus mound; see tumulus]

tombolo  (tmb-l)
A sand or gravel bar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.


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St Ninian's Isle, Shetland A large tombolo - a natural sand causeway with sea on either side - on the west coast of Shetland, linking the south mainland with the island.
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