Associations to the word «Atoll»

Wiktionary

ATOLL, noun. A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.
ATOLL FRUIT DOVE, noun. The atoll fruit dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) is a species of frugivorous (fruit-eating) dove in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.
ATOLL FRUIT DOVES, noun. Plural of atoll fruit dove

Dictionary definition

ATOLL, noun. An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats