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barrier islands

barrier islands is the plural of barrier island.

Meaning of barrier island

Noun

barrier island (plural barrier islands)

  1. An island that is close to, and parallel to, the main coastline.
    • Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands...2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, retrieved 31 Oct 2012

Questions about barrier islands

What is barrier islands the plural of?
Barrier islands is the plural of barrier island.

Words near barrier islands in the dictionary

  1. barrier board
  2. barrier boards
  3. barrier cream
  4. barrier creams
  5. barrier island
  6. barrier islands
  7. barrier lake
  8. barrier lakes
  9. barrier method
  10. barrier methods
  11. barrier nursing

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