island

From Wiktionary

[change] Pronunciation

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Hyphenation: is‧land

[change] Noun

Singular island

Plural islands

1. An island is a piece of ground that is completely surrounded by water.

   The fisherman lived alone on a small island in James Bay.

2. An island of an object, person, or place, is one surrounded by things very different from itself.

   An island of peace and silence in a noisy city.

[change] Related words

• traffic island