desert islandnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdez.ət ˈaɪ.lənd/us/ˌdez.ɚt ˈaɪ.lənd/an island, especially in a warm region, where no people live
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Geography: small & large land masses
- archipelago
- atoll
- continent
- coral reef
- island
- isle
- landform
- landlocked
- landmass
- Pangaea
- subcontinent
- the mainland
Examples from literature
- All this by a fugitive pursued by savage pirates on a desert island!
- Meanwhile, the faithful are like men shipwrecked on a desert island without a priest among them.
- This pamphlet describes eight years of a castaway's life on a desert island.
- To die without friends on a desert island, horrible!
- Was it on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean or in the Indian Ocean?