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tombolo
tom·bo·lo T0256850 (tŏm′bə-lō′)n. pl. tom·bo·los A sandbar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.
[Italian, from Latin tumulus, mound; see tumulus.]tombolo (ˈtɒmbəˌləʊ) n, pl -los (Physical Geography) a narrow sand or shingle bar linking a small island with another island or the mainland[C20: from Italian, from Latin tumulus mound; see tumulus]tom·bo·lo (tŏm′bə-lō′) A sandbar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.Tombolo
tombolo[′täm·bə‚lō] (geology) A sand or gravel bar or spit that connects an island with another island or an island with the mainland. Also known as connecting bar; tie bar; tying bar. Tombolo one of the depositional forms of a shoreline. It is a low, narrow band of sand, gravel, or shell detritus that connects a nearby island with the shoreline. It is formed primarily as a result of beach and longshore drift. |