barrier island meaning

• Noun: barrier island
  1. A long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore

  Derived forms: barrier islands

  Type of: island

  Encyclopedia: Barrier island

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Examples

1. the wind and rain had not yet begun along those barrier islands.
2. off-shore bars are called " longshore bars " and " barrier islands " by some
3. barrier island marsh
4. jupiter island florida, an atlantic coast 2 ) barrier island, roughly 10 miles long, a quarter to a half mile wide
5. The evacuations of North Carolina's barrier islands were canceled.