| barrier island |
a long narrow island that is parallel to the mainland. A barrier island helps protect the shore from being worn away by the action of the ocean's waves. |
| Cat Ba Island |
the largest of the 366 islands in Halong Bay off the coast of northern Vietnam. |
| Ellis Island |
an island in Upper New York Bay where, from 1892 to 1943, millions of incoming immigrants to the U.S. were processed. The facility on the island is now a museum that illuminates the immigration experience. |
| floating island |
a dessert of soft custard having whipped cream or meringue floating atop it. [2 definitions] |
| Hood Island |
the seventh-largest island of the Galápagos Islands, celebrated for its population of giant tortoises. |
| island of Langerhans |
see "islet of Langerhans." |
| Long Island |
an island in southeastern New York State that includes two of the boroughs of New York City. |
| Prince Edward Island |
a province of Canada on an island off the eastern coast. Its capital is Charlottetown. |
| Rhode Island |
a state in the northeastern United States on the Atlantic Coast. Its capital is Providence. (abbreviation: RI) |
| Rhode Island Red |
any of an American breed of chicken with dark reddish brown feathers, that produces brown eggs. |
| Rhode Island White |
any of an American breed of chicken with white feathers and a red comb. |
| Roanoke Island |
an island off the coast of North Carolina, where colonists brought by Sir Walter Raleigh established the first English settlement in North America in 1585. |
| sea-island cotton |
a type of long-fibered cotton grown in tropical America. |
| Thousand Island dressing |
a salad dressing of mayonnaise mixed with chili sauce, sweet pickle relish, or the like, giving it a speckled appearance. |
| traffic island |
an area, usu. marked or elevated, in a roadway that separates traffic lanes or provides protection for pedestrians, traffic controllers, or the like. |