island-hop
verb
is·land-hop
ˈī-lənd-ˌhäp 
island-hopped; island-hopping; island-hops
: to travel from island to island in a chain
Examples of island-hop in a Sentence
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From choosing the right hotel to getting around, here's how to plan the ultimate island-hopping adventure in Greece.
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Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
This is fascinating news for both China-watchers and island-hopping Marine Corps strategists, as the SLV could make the South China Sea a far more interesting place.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, which runs nearly 1,200 feet from bow to stern, is leaving South Florida for its first seven-day island-hopping voyage through the tropics.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
He island-hops by helicopter, yacht, or jet boat, then transports guests to surf breaks via high-speed RIB (rigid inflatable boat) or Jet Ski.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023
These include island-hopping yacht vacations, private school tuition for Thomas’s nephew, and buying and renovating a Thomas family property, where Thomas’s mother still lives.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2023
Join an adventurous couple for a dip into RV life as they island-hop and camp under the stars on the OBX.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
As a means of pressuring China to stop the war, the U.S. Marine Corps, with support from the U.S. Army, embarks on an island-hopping campaign in the South China Sea.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
Thomas has for years accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, in the form of island-hopping yacht vacations.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2023
Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
This is fascinating news for both China-watchers and island-hopping Marine Corps strategists, as the SLV could make the South China Sea a far more interesting place.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, which runs nearly 1,200 feet from bow to stern, is leaving South Florida for its first seven-day island-hopping voyage through the tropics.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
He island-hops by helicopter, yacht, or jet boat, then transports guests to surf breaks via high-speed RIB (rigid inflatable boat) or Jet Ski.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023
These include island-hopping yacht vacations, private school tuition for Thomas’s nephew, and buying and renovating a Thomas family property, where Thomas’s mother still lives.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2023
Join an adventurous couple for a dip into RV life as they island-hop and camp under the stars on the OBX.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
As a means of pressuring China to stop the war, the U.S. Marine Corps, with support from the U.S. Army, embarks on an island-hopping campaign in the South China Sea.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
Thomas has for years accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, in the form of island-hopping yacht vacations.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Island-hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/island-hop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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