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vanishing island

vanishing island noun: a permanent island which is exposed at low tide but is submersed at high tide.

vanishing island: a permanent island which is exposed at low tide but is submersed at high tide
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Noun

vanishing island (plural vanishing islands)

  1. A permanent island which is exposed at low tide but is submersed at high tide.

Forms of vanishing island

pluralvanishing islands

Questions about vanishing island

What does vanishing island mean?
Vanishing island means a permanent island which is exposed at low tide but is submersed at high tide.
What part of speech is vanishing island?
Vanishing island is a noun.
What is the plural of vanishing island?
The plural of vanishing island is vanishing islands.

Words near vanishing island in the dictionary

  1. vanishing fractions
  2. vanishing grade
  3. vanishing grades
  4. vanishing ideal
  5. vanishing ideals
  6. vanishing island
  7. vanishing islands
  8. vanishing loci
  9. vanishing locus
  10. vanishing point
  11. vanishing points

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