Synonyms of atolls

atolls

noun

plural of atoll

as in islands

a ring-shaped land mass surrounded by water and made of coral

Related Words

• islands
• cays
• islets
• coral reefs
• keys
• isles
• barrier reefs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of atolls

Still, Pacific atolls remain among the wildest places on the planet. — NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also claim some of the 250 islands, reefs and atolls in the waterway. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

To date, more than 180 resorts dot the Maldives’ lush atolls. — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

The order covers the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, stretching over Palmyra and Johnston atolls and Kingman Reef, among others. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Hawkes was born in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and adopted as a baby by an American family who raised him in Utah, thousands of miles from the coral atolls of his birthplace. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 June 2026

Darwin suspected that atolls formed when coral grew around volcanoes, creating a ring that remained when the volcano subsided. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2026

Although the volcanic archipelago includes 137 islands, most of the Hawaiian islands are tiny uninhabited atolls, reefs or islets. — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026