Assateague Island


As·sa·teague Island

A0470600 (ăs′ə-tēg′) A long narrow island along the coast of Maryland and Virginia separating Chincoteague Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Home to feral ponies, the island is protected parkland.

As′sa•teague Is′land

(ˈæs əˌtig)
n. an island in SE Maryland and E Virginia on Chincoteague Bay: wild pony roundup.