Joyce Family wrote: >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? The word is "tombolo". Rob. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
The closest thing I have been able to find for the thing connected (at low tide) by the "tombolo" is "presqu'nle" (circumflex over the i) [Fr: "near island"]. Tom > 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. > > -- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Presqu'isle or presqu'ile usually translates as "peninsula" At 12:18 PM 01/08/2004 -0500, Joyce Family wrote: >The closest thing I have been able to find for the thing connected (at low >tide) by the "tombolo" is "presqu'nle" (circumflex over the i) [Fr: "near >island"]. > > > 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. ----- Noel Roy Professor and Head Department of Economics Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1C 5S7 tel: (709) 737-8245 fax: (709) 737-3065 WWW: http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~noelroy *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Yes. It's called Gulf Coast real estate. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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