atoll
n. coral reef surrounding a lagoon | ||||
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Atoll Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Atoll Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Atoll
(n.)
A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.
(n.)
A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.
| WordNet 2.0 |
atoll
Noun
1. an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
(hypernym) coral reef
(hyponym) Kwajalein
Noun
1. an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
(hypernym) coral reef
(hyponym) Kwajalein
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atoll
allot
allot
| hEnglish - advanced version |
atoll
atoll
\a*toll"\ (&?;), n. [the native name in the indian ocean.] a coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.
atoll
\a*toll"\ (&?;), n. [the native name in the indian ocean.] a coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.
Atoll Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Marine Biology |
Atoll
A horseshoe or circular array of islands, capping a coral reef system perched around an oceanic volcanic seamount
A horseshoe or circular array of islands, capping a coral reef system perched around an oceanic volcanic seamount
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Atoll
A ring shaped reef composed largely of coral. These features are quite common in the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean.
A ring shaped reef composed largely of coral. These features are quite common in the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Atoll Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Iona Atoll
Iona Atoll, Ledaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky
By: Ledaig Distillery (Isle of Mull, Scotland)
Iona Atoll, Ledaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky
By: Ledaig Distillery (Isle of Mull, Scotland)
Atoll Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Atoll (disambiguation)
Atoll or ATOLL can refer to:
- Atoll, a type of island
- Atolls of the Maldives
- the ATOLL programming language
- ATOLL, a floating oceanographic laboratory
- the NATO reporting name for the Soviet/Russian Vympel K-13 air-to-air missile
- in the 1995 movie Waterworld, atolls (pronounced A-toll) are large floating constructs in water, on which humans live
- Atoll Electronique, a French audio electronics company.
- Atoll, a French progressive rock band.
- Atoll GmbH, a German Screening Process Chromatography Media Company.
- a variant of the standard C programming language atoi function
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