barrier island
Noun
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A long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore (synset 109237667)
is a type of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by waterspecific instances: hatteras island - a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore
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