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No, we always had something to do because I did all the wave runners and jet skis and boats approaching the atolls and stuff like that, so you could do that without showing the actual atoll or the set that you're going towards, but detailing all those guys racing towards it.
David R. Ellis

Meaning of "atoll" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATOLL

From atollon, native name in the Maldive Islands.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ATOLL

atoll  [ˈætɒl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATOLL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Atoll is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ATOLL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

atoll

Atoll

An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands/cays on the coral rim.

Definition of atoll in the English dictionary

The definition of atoll in the dictionary is a circular coral reef or string of coral islands surrounding a lagoon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATOLL


amatol
ˈæməˌtɒl
cyclitol
ˈsɪklɪtɒl
erythritol
ɪˈrɪθrɪˌtɒl
ethambutol
ɛˈθæmbjʊˌtɒl
eucalyptol
ˌjuːkəˈlɪptɒl
inositol
ɪˈnəʊsɪˌtɒl
maltol
ˈmɔːltɒl
mannitol
ˈmænɪˌtɒl
metol
ˈmiːtɒl
myoinositol
ˌmaɪəʊɪˈnəʊsɪˌtɒl
phytol
ˈfaɪtɒl
pinitol
ˈpɪnɪtɒl
santol
ˈsæntɒl
skatol
ˈskætɒl
sorbitol
ˈsɔːbɪˌtɒl
sotol
ˈsəʊtɒl
STOL
stɒl
VTOL
ˈviːtɒl
xylitol
ˈzaɪlɪˌtɒl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATOLL

atoc
atocia
atok
atokal
atoke
atokous
atom
atom bomb
atom smasher
atomic
atomic age
atomic bomb
atomic clock
atomic cocktail
atomic energy
Atomic Energy Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
atomic heat
atomic mass
atomic mass unit

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATOLL

baby doll
babydoll
Carroll
coll
death toll
doll
electoral roll
honor roll
knoll
moll
payroll
poll
rock and roll
rock-and-roll
rock´n´roll
roll
scroll
stroll
toll
troll

Synonyms and antonyms of atoll in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «atoll» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATOLL

Find out the translation of atoll to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of atoll from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «atoll» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

环礁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atolón
570 millions of speakers

English

atoll
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एटोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جزيرة مرجانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

атолл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপহ্রদপরিবেষ্টক বলয়াকার প্রবালদ্বীপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

atoll
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Atoll
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Atoll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

環礁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산호 섬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Atoll
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đảo san hô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீவும்கூட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एटॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

atollo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

atol
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Атолл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατόλλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Atoll
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

atoll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

atoll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of atoll

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATOLL»

The term «atoll» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.589 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATOLL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about atoll

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QUOTES WITH «ATOLL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word atoll.
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David R. Ellis
No, we always had something to do because I did all the wave runners and jet skis and boats approaching the atolls and stuff like that, so you could do that without showing the actual atoll or the set that you're going towards, but detailing all those guys racing towards it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATOLL»

Discover the use of atoll in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to atoll and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Operation Crossroads: The Atomic Tests at Bikini Atoll
Provides a study of the 1946 nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll, by an attorney for displaced atoll inhabitants seeking to return home
Jonathan M. Weisgall, 1994
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The Bomb
But sixteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu believes the Americans are lying and that it will never be safe to return. He must find a way to stop the first bomb before it is dropped . . . even if it means risking his own destruction.
Theodore Taylor, 2007
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Ghost fleet: the sunken ships of Bikini Atoll
deserted homes and crumbling concrete bunkers that remain on the atoll itself, the ghost fleet of Operation Crossroads is an archaeological legacy from the beginning of the atomic age.
James P. Delgado, 1996
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Living on Nothing Atoll
Cass Devane's life is turned upside down when her mother remarries and they go to live with her new stepfather and stepsister on Kwajalein, one of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Theresa Kelly, 1999
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Unnatural Emotions: Everyday Sentiments on a Micronesian ...
"An outstanding contribution to psychological anthropology.
Catherine Lutz, 1988
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Literacy, Emotion and Authority: Reading and Writing on a ...
In this study Niko Besnier analyzes the transformation of the Polynesian community of Nukulaelae from a nonliterate into a literate society, using a contemporary perspective that emphasizes literacy as a social practice embedded in a socio ...
Niko Besnier, 1995
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Closure and Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System
In 1999, the NRC was asked to review the Army's planning. This book presents an assessment of planned and ongoing closure activities on Johnston Island in some detail.
Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 2002
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More Tales from Ulithi Atoll: A Content Analysis
The atoll in which the people of Ulithi live is located in the Caroline Islands of the Micro- nesian culture area (Map 1). The atoll's nearest neighbors are Fais and Yap, the latter being the subject of many of the most important stories. Far to the ...
William Armand Lessa, 1980
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Atoll Island States and International Law: Climate Change ...
Another country that has a number of coastal erosion problem is Tuvalu, a Polynesian Atoll Island State situated in the Pacific Ocean, close to Kiribati and Fiji. It consists entirely of reef islands on atolls and table reefs and has a land area of 26 ...
Lilian Yamamoto, Miguel Esteban, 2013
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Kiribati: monetization in an atoll society : managing ...
"Analyzing the economic situation in Kiribati, a small island nation in the middle of the Pacific, this report describes various sector performances and identifies development opportunities, constraints, and policy options in this region.
Asian Development Bank, Australian Agency for International Development, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATOLL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term atoll is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Big cleanup ahead for Marshall Islands atoll.
On Friday, a tropical depression brought high winds and surf battered the shores around the atoll, with fishing vessels and yachts breaking off ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
2
The 46cm-thick concrete dome covers radioactive soil left by atomic …
A PICTURESQUE coral atoll that lies northeast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean ... There were 42 tests in total on Enewetak Atoll, including 22 ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Typhoon 11W (Nangka), # 4
Nangka is traveling due west, exiting the Marshall Islands and entering Micronesia, about 115 miles east of Enewetak Atoll as of 3 p.m. «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
4
Could plane spotted by Maldivian islanders really have been MH370?
The tiny island is located in the central part of the Maldives archipelago, at the southern tip of Dhaalu Atoll. It is not on the luxury tourism map ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
5
Tropical storm warnings cancelled in western Pacific
... warning for the Marshall Islands' Enewetak Atoll has also been lifted. ... was expected to hit the Enewetak Atoll but has since moved west and ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
6
Bunny McDiarmid, Peter Willcox on the Rainbow Warrior
On July 10, 1985, the Rainbow Warrior and her crew were in Auckland Harbour preparing to sail to Moruroa Atoll to protest French nuclear ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
7
Why don't Marshallese people leave their climate-threatened islands?
Luerkoklik is a reef from Arno atoll. Translated, the chant states, “Luerkoklik is destroying me [in my canoe] because of my sin to Lidepdepju. «RTCC, Jul 15»
8
Mystery flight survivors seek answers
Paul Thomas Cullen, who had directed photography of the Operation Crossroads/Bikini Atoll atom bomb tests and was second-in-command of ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
9
Straits Times Digital
Indochina Bureau Chief Nirmal Ghosh visits low-lying atoll nations such as the Maldives to see how they are preparing to deal with the threat of ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
BREKKIE WRAP: The sledge that inspired Cristiano Ronaldo to …
IT LOOKS like an eerie UFO landing site, but this dome, found on a picturesque atoll northeast of Australia, has a much more sinister purpose. «Perth Now, Jul 15»

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