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tombolo

/tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/

tombolo noun: a spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

tombolo: a spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift
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Noun

tombolo (plural tombolos)

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

tombolo meaning in Tamil

tombolo in Tamil

இணைமணற்கடல் திட்டு, தீவு இணை மணல்திட்டு

Forms of tombolo

pluraltombolos

Origin of tombolo

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

Questions about tombolo

What does tombolo mean?
Tombolo means a spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.
What is tombolo in Tamil?
Tombolo in Tamil is இணைமணற்கடல் திட்டு, தீவு இணை மணல்திட்டு. See Tombolo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tombolo?
Tombolo is a noun.
How do you pronounce tombolo?
Tombolo is pronounced /tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/.
What is the plural of tombolo?
The plural of tombolo is tombolos.

Words near tombolo in the dictionary

  1. tombmates
  2. tombo
  3. tombo ahi
  4. tombola
  5. tombolas
  6. tombolo
  7. tombology
  8. tombolos
  9. Tombong
  10. Tomboro
  11. tomboy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tombolo (page history and authors); tombolo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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