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Definition of Barrier island
1. Noun. A long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barrier Island
Literary usage of Barrier island
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Second Visit to the United States of North America by Charles Lyell (1849)
"Visit to outermost barrier island. — Sea Shells on Beach. — Negro Maid-Servants.
Dec. 31. 1845.—ON the last day of the year we sailed in a steamer from ..."
2. A Second Visit to North America by Charles Lyell (1855)
"Visit to outermost barrier island. — Sea Shells on Beach. — Negro Maid-Servants.
Dec. ... barrier island ..."
3. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1905)
"THn~„ EXPEDITION TO GREAT barrier island, 1838. He says, " Towards the close of
the year 1838, about one hundred fighting men of one of the tribes in the ..."
4. Adventure Guide to New Zealand by Bette Flagler (2005)
"Great barrier island Go from upmarket winery tourism with little shops to the
rugged lifestyle farther out to sea on Great barrier island. If you have time, ..."
5. Baltimore & the Chesapeake Bayby Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2001)
"ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE South of Ocean City is another barrier island,
Assa- teague, which is protected as a wildlife refuge. At the north end, ..."
6. Drawing Louisiana's New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana by National Academies Press (U.S.) (2006)
"ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE GAPS Performance of barrier island Construction and
Maintenance The active processes affecting sediment transport and dispersal in the ..."
7. Corals and Coral Islands by James Dwight Dana (1890)
"All the conditions from fringing to barrier and from the barrier island to the
atoll are admirably illustrated in the Louisiade Archipelago, Plate VII. ..."
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