noun
atoll
A-tol
noun
1
A ring-shaped coral island or string of islands surrounding a central lagoon.
"The plane landed on a tiny atoll in the Maldives."
How to Use Atoll
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA ring of coral reef or islands with a lagoon in the middle, typical of Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.
Word Forms
atolls plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from the Dhivehi word atoḷu, the language of the Maldives.