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island chain — noun : a line of islands … Useful english dictionary
second island chain — noun The next chain of archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast, beyond the first island chain. Principally composed of the Bonin Islands, Marianas Islands, Caroline Islands; from Honshu to New Guinea. See Also: first… … Wiktionary
first island chain — noun The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Japanese Archipelago, Ryu Kyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and … Wiktionary
third island chain — noun a) The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south. b) The Aleutian Islands, Emperor Seamounts, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, New Zeal … Wiktionary
Chain Bridge (Massachusetts) — Chain Bridge Chain Bridge, 1990 Official name Essex Merrimac Bridge Carries Vehicular and pedestrian traffic Crosses … Wikipedia
island — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outlying, remote ▪ a ferry service to the outlying islands ▪ coral, tropical, volcanic ▪ desert … Collocations dictionary
chain — chain1 W2S3 [tʃeın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(joined rings)¦ 2¦(connected events)¦ 3¦(shops/hotels)¦ 4¦(connected line)¦ 5¦(prisoners)¦ 6¦(buying a house)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: chaeine, from Latin catena] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Chain of Rocks Bridge — Carries Pedestrians and bicycles Crosses Mississippi River Locale … Wikipedia
Chain Island — ist der Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten: Chain Island (Idaho) Chain Island (Kalifornien) Chain Island (Maine) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chain Lakes Provincial Park — Chain Lakes Provincial Park … Wikipedia
