island

noun

1. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

   “No man is an Iland, intire of it ſelfe; euery man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; […]”

   “It's only an island if you look at it from the water…”

   “Sumatra is the second largest island in the East Indies and the fourth largest in the world covering 182,859 square miles.”

2. (broadly)A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.

   “Despite its name, Barry Island is actually a peninsula”

3. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

   “The quiet library was an island of tranquility in the noisy, bustling city.”

   “an island of colors on a butterfly's wing”

   “He was on the ball in a flash, swerving to the left of City’s goalkeeper, Ederson, before shaping his body for a tricky angled finish. He was an island of composure, floating in his 39th goal of the season with a delicate chip into the corner.”

   “King Leopold, speaking in fluent English during his six minute broadcast, said Belgium stood side by side with Holland "an Island of peace in the interests of all"”

4. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
5. A traffic island.

   “the island in the middle of a roundabout”

6. (West-Midlands, broadly)A roundabout; a traffic circle.

   “Dunton island, near Birmingham, is one of the most confusingly labelled islands in the U.K.”

   “In Coventry, you will often hear people say: “Turn right at the island”.”

7. A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.

   “A short, rather studious young woman on noticing him moved from behind an island counter.”

8. (abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis)A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.
9. An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
10. A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

    “Adverbial subordinate clauses are islands for extraction: "They have a billion dollars of inventory that they don't know where *(it) is".”

verb

1. (transitive)To surround with water; make into an island.

   “We paused at little river cities along the way and walked upon their bushy dikes, and heard tales of overflows in flood seasons, when four feet or more of water islanded the houses.”

   “The car soon seemed islanded in water.”

2. (transitive)To set, dot (as if) with islands.

   “the many-islanded Aegean”

   “God dwells in light! Before the ocean of unmeasured space, was islanded with stars serenely bright, reflecting back the radiance of his face - he dwelt above in heaven’s immortal bliss, thinking into existence that which is.”

   “This Apulia is a land of vast pastures and cornfields and olive gardens, islanded with many rich cities, notable if only for the splendour of their churches,[…]”

   “She knew that the town was islanded with many waters - the Hudson, the Harlem and the East rivers, and the Bay - but the rivers were hard to find in the universal velvetiness.”

3. (transitive)To isolate.

   “The turkey's nest was islanded with a fragrant swath,—the "heft" of the crop noted and rejoiced over,—the tons of good timothy and clover calculated,— […]”

   “High the vanes of Shrewsbury gleam / Islanded in Severn stream.”

name

1. (New-York-City)Long Island (in New York State).

   “Candy came from out on the Island / In the backroom, she was everybody's darling”

2. (New-Jersey)Long Beach Island.
3. (British-Columbia)Vancouver Island.

   “A grizzly was photographed at Rugged Point near Kyuquot on the northwest coast of the Island in May, close to the time bears emerge from their dens, suggesting it had successfully hibernated on the Island.”

   “And so, my lovely girlfriend Kari and I headed to the Island for a weekend of wines and dines.”

   “Angus felt "fantastic" to have made it around the Island and beaten the record.”

4. (Canada, colloquial)Synonym of Prince Edward Island.
5. (Internet)Epstein Island.
6. (UK, colloquial)HM Prison Parkhurst, a prison on the Isle of Wight.
7. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of Iceland.

   “[…] Island, Groonland, Estotiland […]”