Tombolo, of Italian/Latin origin, in the strictest sense "the sand spit connecting a near-mainland island to the mainland." At least that's what my Random House dictonary says; I have always used tombolo to refer to the totality of the situation: both the island and the interconnecting spit. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR -- From: "Joyce Family" <tfj4_at_comcast.net> > Is there a word in English (or any other language) for a piece of land that > is connected to another piece of land at low tide but that becomes an island > at high tide? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Aug 01 2004 - 06:43:52 PDT
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