Definition of TOMBOLO

tombolo

Plural: tombolos

Noun

  • A sandbar that connects an island to the mainland.
  • A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

Examples

  • His clever play created a TOMBOLO, connecting two distant parts of the Words With Friends board for a huge score.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“I swell”). Doublet of tumulus.

Scrabble Score: 11

tombolo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tombolo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tombolo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

tombolo: valid Words With Friends Word