Barrier island

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An island 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 buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property."

  2. 2
    a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore wordnet

Synonyms

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barrier beachcoastal barrierhabitat rolehatterasprotective functionsand barrier

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"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 buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property."

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