Meaning of atoll

at•oll

Pronunciation: (at'ôl, -ol, -ōl, u-tôl', u-tol', u-tōl'), [key]

— n.

a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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atoll (Thesaurus)

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