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isthmuses

noun

plural of isthmus

as in islands

a narrow geographic area that connects two larger geographic areas across a body of water the Isthmus of Panama

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The Houthis recently captured the strategic port city of Mokha and several Red Sea islands, extending their reach toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a maritime route through which about 12% of global trade passes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
States will assert ownership of fishing grounds, tamper with undersea cables, and, potentially, conquer or besiege islands.

— Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

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