| 单词 | river island |
| 释义 | > as lemmasriver island river island n. ΚΠ 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 617 A river-island, insulated within waters. 1724 H. Moll New Descr. Eng. & Wales 219/1 It [sc. Tamworth] takes its Name from the Tame, on whose fruitful Banks it stands, and the Saxon Word Weorth, which signifies a Yard or Farm, and also a River-Island, or any Place surrounded with Water. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 359/1 S. Anna [is] perhaps the largest river island in the world. 1913 J. London Valley of Moon xvii. 479 I wouldn't trade a square mile of this kind of country for the whole Sacramento Valley, with the river islands thrown in and Middle River for good measure. 1997 High Country News 27 Oct. 9/3 These dams are semi-removable concrete-and-flashboard structures, connected to a river island. < as lemmas |
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