as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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Recent Examples of islet
Travelers interested in Polynesian culture may want to test the resort’s traditional outrigger canoe on a trip to one of the surrounding private islets that share an atoll with the Brando.
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Another obstacle is the territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands, a group of islets in the East China Sea that is ruled by Japan but claimed by China as the Diaoyu Islands.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The property is Hilton's latest addition to its luxury Waldorf Astoria collection and is nestled on Platte Island, a small, remote islet located about 80 miles south of Mahé, the largest of the Seychelles.
—Jason Chau, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Marriott International was one of the first major operators to open in Bali more than 30 years ago and is now one of the first to expand to a less crowded islet.
—Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Another obstacle is the territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands, a group of islets in the East China Sea that is ruled by Japan but claimed by China as the Diaoyu Islands.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The property is Hilton's latest addition to its luxury Waldorf Astoria collection and is nestled on Platte Island, a small, remote islet located about 80 miles south of Mahé, the largest of the Seychelles.
—Jason Chau, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Marriott International was one of the first major operators to open in Bali more than 30 years ago and is now one of the first to expand to a less crowded islet.
—Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for islet
island
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But as Maronites increasingly interacted with the island’s majority Greek-speaking population and became bilingual, Sanna evolved to incorporate several Greek words, adding to its uniqueness among the many Arabic dialects.—
Menelaos Hadjicostis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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Ellie finds a small boat and launches it into the water, but a wave quickly overturns the boat, sending it and her washing ashore on an island off the coast of Seattle.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/islet. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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