barrier island
noun
: a long broad sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built up by the action of waves, currents, and winds and that protects the shore from the effects of the ocean
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Outer Banks, North Carolina The Outer Banks spans hundreds of miles of barrier islands that are split between North Carolina and Virginia.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 4 July 2025
States should get serious about forbidding, rather than replacing, structures in seriously flood-prone locales like some barrier islands in Florida or the banks of North Carolina’s French Broad River.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
The barrier island is about four miles long and, for the most part, one house wide.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Praia da Ilha de Tavira On the eastern side of the Algarve, near the town of Tavira, lies Ilha de Tavira, a barrier island accessible by ferry or water taxi.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 4 July 2025
States should get serious about forbidding, rather than replacing, structures in seriously flood-prone locales like some barrier islands in Florida or the banks of North Carolina’s French Broad River.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
The barrier island is about four miles long and, for the most part, one house wide.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Praia da Ilha de Tavira On the eastern side of the Algarve, near the town of Tavira, lies Ilha de Tavira, a barrier island accessible by ferry or water taxi.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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“Barrier island.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barrier%20island. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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