noun Download 🔗Share An isthmus or narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea; a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of an open bight or inlet and having a lagoon inside it. Examples : "The small village was built on one of the eids, protecting it from the full force of the ocean waves and creating a safe harbor for fishing boats. " geography geology ocean environment nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading