tombolo

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/

Definition of tombolo

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

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Etymology

From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tumulus.

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