Meanings
nountied island (plural tied islands)
plural tied islands
- A landform resembling an island, connected to the mainland only by a tombolo.
Last summer I spent a few days in Coronado, just across the bay from San Diego. It is an eclectic little “tied-island” accessible via the San Diego-Coronado Bridge.
2019 May 28, Karen Brunssen, “Rocking the Boat and Riding the Wave”, in Journal of Singing, volume 75, number 5, National Association of Teachers of Singing, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 521
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