Meanings
- pluralplural of dividing
- pluralplural onlyA line at which tides from two inlets meet and tide-borne sediment deposits.
All the Sea Islands have what are called dividings, shoal areas behind the barrier islands where the tides meet and divide.
2005, Mary R. Bullard, Cumberland Island: A History, page 5
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