plural isles
: island
Pacific isles
Steering with due course toward the isle of Rhodes …—
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
especially
: a small island : islet
I once lived on the … island of Antiparos, a tiny isle behind Paros. —Emily Prager
Emily Prager Islay is a small Hebridean isle, some 25 miles in length, with a population of less than 4,000, yet it boasts eight of the oldest and most famous distilleries in Scotland. —Henry Shukman
Henry Shukman
isled; isling
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Noun
the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Made in England Then again, the Bentley is British, and as noted with another recent review of an import from those isles, electrical and electronic oddness is the name of the game with cars from Albion.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
Paramount Theatre, March 10, 9:30 p.m. Satisfaction Set against the stunning Greek isles, Satisfaction is a nuanced psychological drama that unravels the fragile bond between British composers Lola and Philip.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
On the brilliant blue Aegean, the mineral-rich sand shimmers, the sun beams, and a wealthy, generally American clientele hides out in huge monochrome marble and mosaic pool suites that cling to ochre bluffs on the isle of Ios.
—Lee Cobaj, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
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Noun
Each season tackles a new murder that’s taken place in the remote Scottish isles with its rocky beaches and vast open spaces.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Made in England Then again, the Bentley is British, and as noted with another recent review of an import from those isles, electrical and electronic oddness is the name of the game with cars from Albion.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
Paramount Theatre, March 10, 9:30 p.m. Satisfaction Set against the stunning Greek isles, Satisfaction is a nuanced psychological drama that unravels the fragile bond between British composers Lola and Philip.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
On the brilliant blue Aegean, the mineral-rich sand shimmers, the sun beams, and a wealthy, generally American clientele hides out in huge monochrome marble and mosaic pool suites that cling to ochre bluffs on the isle of Ios.
—Lee Cobaj, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isle. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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