| NOUN | object | atoll | an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon |
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| Sounds | ae'taa.l; ae'tao.l; ahtow'l | |
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| Rhymes | aerosol ... Wiesenthal: 31 rhymes with aal... | |
| albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol... | ||
| amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | ||
| Meaning | An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon. | |
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| Instances | Bikini | An atoll in the Marshall Islands |
| Eniwetok | An atoll in the Marshall Islands | |
| Kwajalein | An atoll in the western Marshall ... / Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II | |
| Midway Islands | An atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu | |
| Broader | coral reef | A reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone |
| Spanish | atolón | |
| Catalan | atol·ló, atol | |
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