tombolon.

Brit.

/tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/, U.S.

/tɑmˈboʊloʊ/

Inflections: Plural tombolos, tomboloes, tomboli.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian tombolo.

Etymology: < Italian tombolo sand dune, tombolo (1763) < classical Latin tumulus tumulus n., with folk-etymological alteration after Italian tomba tomb n.In plural form tomboli after the Italian plural form.

Physical Geography.

A bar or spit of sand or shingle joining an island to the mainland.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun] > isthmus

halse1488

necka1544

balka1552

isthmus1555

distrait1562

strait1562

strictland1577

land-passage1601

land-strait1601

isthm1609

land-neck1619

land-connection1876

thoroughfare1876

land-bridge1897

tombolo1897

1897 F. P. Gulliver in Geogr. Jrnl. 9 540 The writer has proposed to call all such island-tying bars tombolos, taking the name from the characteristic forms uniting Monte Argentario with the coast of Italy.

1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 90 190 The writer goes on to discuss bars, spits, and tombolos along the more sheltered shores of the Firth of Clyde.

1960 B. W. Sparks Geomorphol. viii. 201 In the British Isles a fine example of a tombolo is provided by Chesil Beach, an eighteen-mile-long ridge connecting the Isle of Portland to the mainland.

1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 94/3 In high-latitude, previously glaciated areas, tombolos are often formed of shingle, the commonest beach material in such regions.

2011 J. W. Feldman Storied Wilderness i. 36 White and red pine grew in the areas with the driest, sandiest soils, such as those along the east side of the tombolo lagoon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tombolo
释义	tombolon. Brit. /tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/, U.S. /tɑmˈboʊloʊ/ Inflections: Plural tombolos, tomboloes, tomboli. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian tombolo. Etymology: < Italian tombolo sand dune, tombolo (1763) < classical Latin tumulus tumulus n., with folk-etymological alteration after Italian tomba tomb n.In plural form tomboli after the Italian plural form. Physical Geography. A bar or spit of sand or shingle joining an island to the mainland. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun] > isthmus halse1488 necka1544 balka1552 isthmus1555 distrait1562 strait1562 strictland1577 land-passage1601 land-strait1601 isthm1609 land-neck1619 land-connection1876 thoroughfare1876 land-bridge1897 tombolo1897 1897 F. P. Gulliver in Geogr. Jrnl. 9 540 The writer has proposed to call all such island-tying bars tombolos, taking the name from the characteristic forms uniting Monte Argentario with the coast of Italy. 1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 90 190 The writer goes on to discuss bars, spits, and tombolos along the more sheltered shores of the Firth of Clyde. 1960 B. W. Sparks Geomorphol. viii. 201 In the British Isles a fine example of a tombolo is provided by Chesil Beach, an eighteen-mile-long ridge connecting the Isle of Portland to the mainland. 1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 94/3 In high-latitude, previously glaciated areas, tombolos are often formed of shingle, the commonest beach material in such regions. 2011 J. W. Feldman Storied Wilderness i. 36 White and red pine grew in the areas with the driest, sandiest soils, such as those along the east side of the tombolo lagoon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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