tombolo

English - Turkish

Definition of tombolo in English Turkish dictionary: tombolo; birleştirme dili; tombolo, birleştirme dili

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of tombolo in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Kıyı dili; Bir adayı anakaraya bağlayan kıyı dili yada kıyı oku

English - English

Definition of tombolo in English English dictionary: A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift; A finger or bar of sand which connects an island with the shore or another island; (1) Coastal formation of BEACH material developed by REFRACTION, DIFFRACTION and LONGSHORE DRIFT to form a 'NECK' connecting a COAST to an offshore island or BREAKWATER (see also SALIENT) (2) (SMP) A causeway-like ACCRETION SPIT that connects an offshore rock or island to the main shore, or to another island See Figure 5; An island connected to the mainland by sandbars; A coastal feature that forms when a belt sand and/or gravel is deposited between an island and the mainland This feature is above sea-level for most of the time; A bar or spit of sand or shingle, linking an island to the mainland or another island; Coastal formation of beach material developed by refraction, diffraction and longshore drift to form a 'neck' connecting a coast to an offshore island or breakwater (see also Salient); <)))

Turkish - English

Definition of tombolo in Turkish English dictionary: tombolo, tying bar; tying bar; tombolo

tombolo

Hyphenation

tom·bo·lo

[ 'tOm-b&-"lO, 'täm- ] (noun.) 1899. From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“I swell”).

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