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isthmus

/ˈɪs.məs/

Meanings
noun
A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

Examples :

"The isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. "
geography world area

Related Words

Illustration islands

islands noun

/ˈaɪləndz/

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

"We took a boat trip to visit some small islands off the coast. "

Illustration connects

connects verb

/kəˈnɛkts/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Illustration connecting

connecting verb

/kəˈnɛktɪŋ/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Illustration deletion

deletion noun

/dɪˈliːʃən/

An item that has been or will be deleted.

"The deletion of my old homework files freed up space on my computer. "

Illustration network

network noun

/nɛtwɜːk/ /nɛtwɝk/

A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.

"The spider's silken network stretched across the entire doorway. "

Illustration landmasses

landmasses noun

/ˈlændˌmæsɪz/

A large continuous area of land, either surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass.

"The seven continents are large landmasses on Earth. "

Illustration components

components noun

/kəmˈpoʊnənts/ /kɑmˈpoʊnənts/

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

"A CPU is a component of a computer."

Illustration bordered

bordered verb

/ˈbɔːrdərd/ /ˈbɔːrdɪd/

To put a border on something.

"She bordered the student's drawing with colorful construction paper. "

Illustration connected

connected verb

/kəˈnɛktɪd/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Illustration increases

increases noun

/ɪnˈkriːsɪz/ /ˈɪŋkriːsɪz/

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

"The increases in the price of milk were a surprise to the grocery shoppers. "

Illustration structures

structures noun

/ˈstrʌktʃərz/

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

Illustration transportation

transportation noun

/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

"We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."