isle

1 of 2

noun

ˈī(-ə)l

plural isles

: island

Pacific isles

Steering with due course toward the isle of Rhodes …

William Shakespeare

especially : a small island : islet

I once lived on the … island of Antiparos, a tiny isle behind Paros.

Emily Prager

Islay is a small Hebridean isle, some 25 miles in length, with a population of less than 4,000, yet it boasts eight of the oldest and most famous distilleries in Scotland.

Henry Shukman

Synonyms

Noun

island
islet

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Example Sentences

Noun the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The wave of another magic wand passes over Prospero’s enchanted isle, courtesy of a real magician — the redoubtable Teller, of Penn and Teller renown.

Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Loggerheads were first found nesting in Lousiana's Grand isle in 2015, marking the first time in more than 30 years that sea turtles were nesting along the state's coast.

Li Cohen, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022 Positioned on the isle of San Pietro in Sardinia, Carloforte was founded by the families of coral fishers from a Ligurian town of Genoa in the 18th century.

Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 And, despite the lush landscape and exotic avian population, the local lore on this foggy isle is disquieting.

Tom Nolan, WSJ, 22 July 2022 That preoccupation with water has now become critical as severe drought grips California and its Channel Islands — a rugged, eight-isle archipelago that hosts several human outposts and a handful of species that exist nowhere else on Earth.

Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Below, Missoni’s travel tips for the under-the-radar Greek isle.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2022 Loyola Marymount University’s summer-long Shakespeare on the Bluff festival continues with the Bard’s fantastical fable about a deposed duke and his young daughter stranded on a magical isle.

Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 The three-week race has two more stages in Denmark this weekend, including crossing the Great Belt Bridge that links the Zealand island, where Copenhagen sits and the central isle of Funen.

Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 1 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French ile, isle, from Latin insula

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	isles
释义	isle 1 of 2 noun ˈī(-ə)l plural isles : island Pacific isles Steering with due course toward the isle of Rhodes … William Shakespeare especially : a small island : islet I once lived on the … island of Antiparos, a tiny isle behind Paros. Emily Prager Islay is a small Hebridean isle, some 25 miles in length, with a population of less than 4,000, yet it boasts eight of the oldest and most famous distilleries in Scotland. Henry Shukman isle 2 of 2 verb isled; isling transitive verb 1 : to make an isle of 2 : to place on or as if on an isle Synonyms Noun island islet See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles Recent Examples on the Web Noun The wave of another magic wand passes over Prospero’s enchanted isle, courtesy of a real magician — the redoubtable Teller, of Penn and Teller renown. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Loggerheads were first found nesting in Lousiana's Grand isle in 2015, marking the first time in more than 30 years that sea turtles were nesting along the state's coast. Li Cohen, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022 Positioned on the isle of San Pietro in Sardinia, Carloforte was founded by the families of coral fishers from a Ligurian town of Genoa in the 18th century. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 And, despite the lush landscape and exotic avian population, the local lore on this foggy isle is disquieting. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 22 July 2022 That preoccupation with water has now become critical as severe drought grips California and its Channel Islands — a rugged, eight-isle archipelago that hosts several human outposts and a handful of species that exist nowhere else on Earth. Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Below, Missoni’s travel tips for the under-the-radar Greek isle. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2022 Loyola Marymount University’s summer-long Shakespeare on the Bluff festival continues with the Bard’s fantastical fable about a deposed duke and his young daughter stranded on a magical isle. Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 The three-week race has two more stages in Denmark this weekend, including crossing the Great Belt Bridge that links the Zealand island, where Copenhagen sits and the central isle of Funen. Mark Heim \| Mheim@al.com, al, 1 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French ile, isle, from Latin insula First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined above Verb circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition isle noun ˈīl : a usually small island isles noun plural of isle as in islands a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance islands islets atolls cays coral reefs barrier reefs keys Antonyms & Near Antonyms continents mains mainlands
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