English Dictionary

island

/ˈaɪ̯lənd/

noun

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

I visited a beautiful island during my vacation.

意味（1）

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; […]

意味（2）

(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half-island.

Despite its name, Barry Island is actually a peninsula

意味（3）

An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

an island of tranquility

an island of tranquility (a calm place surrounded by a noisy environment)

意味（4）

A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.

意味（5）

A traffic island.

the island in the middle of a roundabout

意味（6）

(by extension, West Midlands dialect) A roundabout; A traffic circle.

Dunton island, near Birmingham, is one of the most confusingly labelled islands in the U.K.

意味（7）

A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.

A short, rather studious young woman on noticing him moved from behind an island counter.

意味（8）

(government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.

意味（9）

(grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

Adverbial subordinate clauses are islands for extraction: They have a billion dollars of inventory that they don't know where *(it) is.