isthmus
(ɪsməs )
Word forms: isthmuses
countable noun [oft in names]
An isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting two very large areas of land.
...the Isthmus of Panama.
Synonyms: strip, spit
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narrow isthmus
The twin bays are separated by a narrow isthmus.
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Without major coastal defence measures the narrow isthmus would probably have long since been destroyed.
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This triangular area connected to dry land at the base by a narrow isthmus and protected by a moat (inner moat).
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The island grew, engulfing several smaller islands nearby, and eventually becoming connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus.
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The fjord nearly splits the peninsula into two halves, with the western half separated from the nunatak in the east by a low, narrow isthmus.
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