amerikai:
brit:
1. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
2. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
an island of colors on a butterfly's wing
3. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
4. A traffic island.
the island in the middle of a roundabout
5. An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
6. (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
1. To surround with water; make into an island.
2. To set, dot (as if) with islands.
3. To isolate.